Misdemeanor Drug Charge For Ex A's Star Canseco

October 15, 2008 6:08 p.m. EST

San Diego, CA (AHN) - Former Major League baseball player Jose Canseco was charged in federal court Tuesday with a misdemeanor offense for trying to bring a fertility drug across the border from Mexico.

Canseco could face a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $1,000 fine after being charged with one count of introducing a mislabeled drug.

He did not enter a plea in his short court appearance Tuesday and was later released on his own recognizance.

Last Thursday, Canseco was detained at the international border at San Ysidro by agents after a fertility drug, human chorionic gonadotropin, was found in his possession without a prescription.

Officials released Canseco after the player allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to search his Los Angeles-area home.

He is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 4 for a preliminary hearing.