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Stallone finds our Customs odd
Tracy Ong
February 19, 2007
ROCKY star Sylvester Stallone will be allowed to leave Australia today, but he remains under investigation for allegedly attempting to bring prohibited items into the country.
Stallone was held up for two hours on arrival at Sydney airport on a Qantas flight from Los Angeles on Friday night after customs and quarantine officers submitted his travel bags to a routine X-ray.
Customs declined to comment on the items, saying it was still identifying what had been seized.
If the items - believed to be banned body-building drugs - are found to be prohibited, Stallone could be let off with a warning or face a summons to appear in court.
The actor will be able to leave Australia today as scheduled, Customs said.
"The investigation is ongoing and we are aware of Mr Stallone's travel movements," a Customs spokesman said.
The 60-year-old is attempting a career revival, reprising the two roles that made him famous. He came to Sydney to launch the sixth and final film in the Rocky series, Rocky Balboa, on Friday, while he will star in Rambo 4: Pearl of the Cobra next year.
In Rocky Balboa, Rocky - now a widowed restaurant owner - returns to the ring to fight the current world champion, while in the equally improbable Pearl of the Cobra, Rambo is one of a team of mercenaries who saves a group of Christian missionaries from Burmese militants.
The last time he graced the big screen was in the 2003 kids' movie Spy Kids 3D: Game Over.
At Saturday's premiere for Rocky Balboa, the star joked he had been caught for trying to smuggle a "giant cheetah" past Customs. "It's just a misunderstanding," he said.
Customs said Stallone and his five-person entourage were "fully co-operative".
Stallone said he was not angry with Customs staff. "It was just a minor misunderstanding," he said. "They were just doing their jobs. I just didn't understand some of the rules here."
Stallone finds our Customs odd
Tracy Ong
February 19, 2007
ROCKY star Sylvester Stallone will be allowed to leave Australia today, but he remains under investigation for allegedly attempting to bring prohibited items into the country.
Stallone was held up for two hours on arrival at Sydney airport on a Qantas flight from Los Angeles on Friday night after customs and quarantine officers submitted his travel bags to a routine X-ray.
Customs declined to comment on the items, saying it was still identifying what had been seized.
If the items - believed to be banned body-building drugs - are found to be prohibited, Stallone could be let off with a warning or face a summons to appear in court.
The actor will be able to leave Australia today as scheduled, Customs said.
"The investigation is ongoing and we are aware of Mr Stallone's travel movements," a Customs spokesman said.
The 60-year-old is attempting a career revival, reprising the two roles that made him famous. He came to Sydney to launch the sixth and final film in the Rocky series, Rocky Balboa, on Friday, while he will star in Rambo 4: Pearl of the Cobra next year.
In Rocky Balboa, Rocky - now a widowed restaurant owner - returns to the ring to fight the current world champion, while in the equally improbable Pearl of the Cobra, Rambo is one of a team of mercenaries who saves a group of Christian missionaries from Burmese militants.
The last time he graced the big screen was in the 2003 kids' movie Spy Kids 3D: Game Over.
At Saturday's premiere for Rocky Balboa, the star joked he had been caught for trying to smuggle a "giant cheetah" past Customs. "It's just a misunderstanding," he said.
Customs said Stallone and his five-person entourage were "fully co-operative".
Stallone said he was not angry with Customs staff. "It was just a minor misunderstanding," he said. "They were just doing their jobs. I just didn't understand some of the rules here."
