AUSTRALIA: WITH THE OLYMPIC GAMES THREE WEEKS AWAY CUSTOM OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE SEIZURES OF DRUGS CONTAINING THE STIMULANT EPHEDRINE

Record ID: 977182

  • Title: AUSTRALIA: WITH THE OLYMPIC GAMES THREE WEEKS AWAY CUSTOM OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE SEIZURES OF DRUGS CONTAINING THE STIMULANT EPHEDRINE
  • Date: 25th August 2000
  • Summary: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (AUGUST 25, 2000) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA/INTERNET) 1. WIDE OF DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS, LEON BEDINGTON, GIVING NEWS CONFERENCE 2. CAMERAMAN 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BEDINGTON SAYING: "Customs can confirm that a passenger declared 14 tablets containing a substance controlled under schedule 4 of the Prohibited Import Regulations of the Customs Act, upon his arrival in Perth on August 23. The substance which is called Hydroxycut contains a herbal form of ephedrine called Ma Huang. It is widely available over the counter overseas." 4. WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BEDINGTON SAYING: "For the purposes of Customs legislation this is not classified as a performance enhancing drug. Normal customs procedures practised every day throughout Australia are that if a passenger is carrying a personal use quantity of such a substance on a doctor's prescription they are allowed to keep them. If they do not have a prescription, the substance is seized. No further action is necessary. In this case, as with many others every day, there has been no breach of Customs legislation" Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
  • Reuters ID: LVA8ASYNJK06JI5DYDXH9WSDY7LC
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