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| Stallone admits hormone charges | Stallone admits hormone charges |
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| Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone has pleaded guilty to importing a banned human growth hormone into Australia. | Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone has pleaded guilty to importing a banned human growth hormone into Australia. |
| The actor, 60, admitted two charges of possessing the growth hormone Jintropin when he was stopped at Sydney airport in February. | The actor, 60, admitted two charges of possessing the growth hormone Jintropin when he was stopped at Sydney airport in February. |
| Stallone had been in Australia to promote his film Rocky Balboa, but he was not in the Sydney court on Tuesday. | |
| He faces a maximum fine of A$22,000 ($18,330, £9.2m) in court, much lower than if it had been a federal case. | |
| In federal cases, the maximum penalty for importing a banned substance of this type is A$110,000 ($91,600) and five years in prison. | In federal cases, the maximum penalty for importing a banned substance of this type is A$110,000 ($91,600) and five years in prison. |
| Prosecution documents said Stallone had marked "no" on a customs declaration form that asked if he was bringing restricted substances into the country. | Prosecution documents said Stallone had marked "no" on a customs declaration form that asked if he was bringing restricted substances into the country. |
| HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE Made in the pituitary glandStimulates growth in childrenRegulates metabolism in adultsMedical uses include reversing muscle wastage in Aids patientsHas been promoted as an anti-ageing treatmentJintropin is a synthetic version of the hormone Read more | HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE Made in the pituitary glandStimulates growth in childrenRegulates metabolism in adultsMedical uses include reversing muscle wastage in Aids patientsHas been promoted as an anti-ageing treatmentJintropin is a synthetic version of the hormone Read more |
| But an X-ray of bags belonging to his entourage uncovered the bottles of Jintropin, which is made by Chinese firm GeneScience pharmaceuticals. | But an X-ray of bags belonging to his entourage uncovered the bottles of Jintropin, which is made by Chinese firm GeneScience pharmaceuticals. |
| "You have not been validly prescribed the goods by a medical practitioner for any medical condition suffered by you and for which the goods are recognised medical treatment," Stallone was told in a customs document submitted to the court. | "You have not been validly prescribed the goods by a medical practitioner for any medical condition suffered by you and for which the goods are recognised medical treatment," Stallone was told in a customs document submitted to the court. |
| The vital ingredient in Jintropin is somatropin, which is advertising as reducing body fat, boosting muscle mass, improving sexual prowess and regenerating major organs. | The vital ingredient in Jintropin is somatropin, which is advertising as reducing body fat, boosting muscle mass, improving sexual prowess and regenerating major organs. |