Thousands of steroid tablets have been seized by customs officers at Sydney Airport and a mailing facility during the Christmas break.
Figures show that the detection of performance- and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) by customs has almost doubled over the past three years.
A 65-year-old man had his luggage searched at Sydney Airport on Christmas Day after arriving on a flight from Thailand.
Officers found a range of steroids in the man's luggage and strapped to his body, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) said on Monday.
The man will be prosecuted by summons, a customs spokesperson said.
On Boxing Day about 12,000 steroid tablets were seized at the NSW International Mail Facility.
The tablets were hidden in a metal elephant statute from Thailand.
Annual ACBPS figures showed that the amount of PIEDs being detected while coming into Australia is increasing.
Customs statistics show that there were 5562 detections of PIEDs, which includes steroids and hormones, in 2010-11.
That figure jumped to 10,358 in the last financial year.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/01/06/11/14/steroids-seized-at-sydney-airport
Figures show that the detection of performance- and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) by customs has almost doubled over the past three years.
A 65-year-old man had his luggage searched at Sydney Airport on Christmas Day after arriving on a flight from Thailand.
Officers found a range of steroids in the man's luggage and strapped to his body, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) said on Monday.
The man will be prosecuted by summons, a customs spokesperson said.
On Boxing Day about 12,000 steroid tablets were seized at the NSW International Mail Facility.
The tablets were hidden in a metal elephant statute from Thailand.
Annual ACBPS figures showed that the amount of PIEDs being detected while coming into Australia is increasing.
Customs statistics show that there were 5562 detections of PIEDs, which includes steroids and hormones, in 2010-11.
That figure jumped to 10,358 in the last financial year.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/01/06/11/14/steroids-seized-at-sydney-airport
