Australian Customs spokesman Leon Bedington is seen on a video screen as he speaks to the media at the Sydney Media Centre September 7, 2000 regarding the seizure of illegal peformance-enhancing drugs from an Uzbekistan Olympic team official. Australian customs identified the substance seized to be the muscle-building human growth hormone (HGH). The seizure comes eight days before the start of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

DG/HL/JIR