Stallone Charged with Importing Steroids Down Under

Posted Mar 12th 2007 6:08PM by TMZ Staff

Just moments ago, Sylvester Stallone was officially charged with illegally importing performance and image enhancing drugs in a Sydney courtroom, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

According to Australian authorities, the 60-year-old action star, who did not appear in court, was caught at Sydney Airport with several vials of a steroid known as hGH (human growth hormone), during a random baggage check. Customs officials claim they found a total of 48 vials of the steroid after they raided Stallone's Sydney hotel room, limousine and private jet.

Stallone will be required to enter a plea on April 24. If found guilty, he faces a maximum fine of $22,000 Austrailian.

According to steroid.com, "Bodybuilders may illicitly self-administer hGH to improve size and strength, usually by subcutaneous injection into the lower abdomen." HGH has also "become a popular but expensive medication prescribed in anti-aging therapies."

Stallone was visiting Australia in February to promote his latest film "Rocky Balboa. Calls to Sly's rep were not immediately returned.

Reps for Stallone had no comment.

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16. Stallone's nutrition company didn't pay all of the 2006 contest winners, and now he is in trouble in Australia? Adrienne, Help!!!

Posted at 10:39PM on Mar 12th 2007 by Dan

17. Maybe a member of his entourage planted the stuff in his luggage or the Aussies are not Rocky fans or maybe Sylvester said he was more popular than the late Steve Irwin. Innocent until proven guilty.

Posted at 11:09PM on Mar 12th 2007 by George B Vieto

18. Heck! This guy is OLD! OLD is OLD STALLONE=quit trying to recapture your YOUTH!=its GONE! A YOUNG wife,and,little kids at your age=it AGED you- NOT helped you man! Get out your wheelchair and LIVE with it!LMAO.Let Jennifer push it til you croak.Between your money and hers she will have no trouble finding a replacement!(man)

Posted at 11:41PM on Mar 12th 2007 by DUH

19. HGH is not a steroid.It's a major pituitary hormone,that can become deficient in the body as it ages.If it was prescribed by a licensed physician,there's no story here.

Posted at 11:42PM on Mar 12th 2007 by Jeff

20. The bozo would've known the risk of trying to get in here with that stuff, and anyway the fucking movies been made so WTF didn't he just leave that crap back at home like steroids were going to make much of a difference anyway. Aussie customs officers are really strict, he should've been arrested or at least sent home, in fact anyone else would have so why wasn't Stallone. We have a show here called borer security (It basically shows what happens at as people come through customs and every time someone comes in with drugs etc. they are arrested on the spot.

Posted at 11:43PM on Mar 12th 2007 by Sam

21. I concur. HGH is not a steroid. What's wrong with journalism these days? Can't they get anything right?

Posted at 11:45PM on Mar 12th 2007 by Dr. Love

22. Who did your eyebrows stallone????????????????=Your mothers cosmetologist=look at his mothers pic man! JACKIE STALLONE MADEOVER! UGGGGGGGGGGGGG.

Posted at 11:46PM on Mar 12th 2007 by DUH

23. What a damned idiotic thing for Sylvester Stallone to do. Unlawully dumb and unhealthy as hell.

Posted at 11:53PM on Mar 12th 2007 by Virginia

24. When did HGH become a steriod???? Its still illegal without a prespription, but its not much of a steriod.

Posted at 12:52AM on Mar 13th 2007 by richard

25. You can tell by looking at him that if he is taking them, they aren't doing any help. What a fat flabby old man who thinks he's hot.

Posted at 1:05AM on Mar 13th 2007 by Paula

26. "anti-aging therapies"? Dude, it ain't workin'.

Posted at 1:06AM on Mar 13th 2007 by Jay

27. Lenn K,

Barry Bonds was one of HUNDREDS of baseball players who were juiced. Are you saing HUNDREDS of actors are on the juice too. No wonder they all have bodies like Ahnold!!

Posted at 1:49AM on Mar 13th 2007 by K-FED

28. I never liked the guy.I saw the movie somebody up there like's me. About
Rocky Marciano,(Played by Paul Newman}.Belive me the movie Rocky is
just a poor copy.And Sly. is in no way a Rocky Marciano much less
a Paul Newman.

Posted at 1:54AM on Mar 13th 2007 by snoopy grandmother

29. I hear Human Growth Hormone makes your cancer tumors look half their age.

Posted at 2:26AM on Mar 13th 2007 by aliendogfear

30. Blubberly rubberly face takes steroids? Nah-nah-nana-nah-nawh nawh!

Posted at 3:12AM on Mar 13th 2007 by Golatha

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