Florida law enforcement officials are clearly concerned about the middle-aged European men on hormone replacement therapy. A 45-year old German national flying into the Southwest Florida International Airport was arrested on June 23, 2009 after federal agents discovered a therapeutic dosage of anabolic steroids in his luggage.
A United States Customs and Border Protection agent searched Francesco Gigliotti, of Cologne Germany, upon his arrival at the Florida airport. Lee County Port Authority reported that the customs agent discovered a single 2-mL vial of nandrolone decanoate and a 250-mg/ml ampoule of testosterone enanthate along with syringes and needles for two injections in his bag (”Man arrested for smuggling steroids into RSW,” June 24).
The small dosage of androgens for a middle-aged man traveling overseas from the European Union was clearly consistent with therapeutic use. U.S. Customs officials and Fort Lee County law enforcement are taking the threat of middle-aged men on hormone therapy flying into the United States from Europe very seriously. Read more
