21-05-2007 11:30
Sylvester Stallone has been fined £1,267 for bringing a banned performance enhancement drug into Australia.
The 'Rocky Balboa' star - who pleaded guilty to importing the human growth hormone product Jintropin - was not present at the New South Wales court when the judge imposed the fine today (21.05.07).
Stallone was also ordered to pay an estimated £4,000 in court costs.
Deputy chief magistrate Paul Cloran said Stallone was fined for taking Jintropin into Australia without a valid prescription.
The actor was also fined for failing to declare he was importing testosterone despite having a prescription for it.
Australia's maximum penalty for importing banned substances is £45,000 and five years in prison. Stallone faced a lower penalty because his case was heard in a local - rather than federal - court.
The actor was charged in February with bringing Jintropin to Australia during a tour to promote the latest film in the Rocky franchise.
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