The 52-year-old Scott Lofquist and Maryland doctor Rodney Baltazar allegedly conspired to illegally distribute 1.3 million units of steroids

From Kansascity.com:

Baltazar, a doctor of osteopathy, is expected to plead guilty Thursday, prosecutors said.

The men allegedly sold the drugs to those trying to reverse the course of aging and to bodybuilders and athletes seeking to improve their performance.

According to court records, the doctor did not see the patients in person while allegedly writing the prescriptions.

The league, in the past, did not tested players during its July-September offseason.

From Guardian.co.uk:

The memo was less clear about testing for human growth hormone, saying only that a committee would study the “possibility of an HGH testing program.” NBA spokesman Mike Bass, however, insisted that both sides agreed to HGH blood testing, subject to the process being validated by a “neutral committee of experts.” It wasn’t immediately clear who would be on that panel.

Major League Baseball and its players recently agreed to start HGH testing in spring training. The National Football League’s new labor contract also included a provision for HGH testing as soon as this season but only once the players’ union approves the process. That hasn’t happened, in part because the union says it needs more information about the test.

NBA players will be tested up to twice during the offseason for steroids and performance enhancing drugs beginning in the 2012-13 season, as per a memo.

Jose Bautista

The tests for evaluating presence drugs under the name of random drug testing policy conducted by the Major League Baseball are not so random, Bautista said.

From Sportsgrid.com:

Speaking at a recent banquet event in the Dominican Republic, however, Bautista told the attendees that there’s no reason for anyone to be suspicious of his Hulk-like outbreak over the past two seasons. Since, after all, he has been “randomly” tested 16 times for performance enhancing drugs. Yes, that’s 16 times in the course of two years.

Considering that over the previous two seasons he had only been tested three total times, to go along with his 28 home runs in 700-plus at-bats, it certainly seems like said tests may not be so “random.” But then again, that’s the current nature of the game. Everyone is guilty until proven innocent… 20-some-odd times over, and over again. It probably would take another 50 or so negative tests in order for the critics to be quieted down.

The two-time MLB Home Run Champion and newest member of the 50 HR Club was tested sixteen times in two years.

Axis Labs was accused by federal prosecutors of distribution of anabolic steroids masquerading as a weight loss supplement.

From Naturalproductsinsider.com:

In September 2011, FDA said Axis was charged with one count of mail fraud in connection to the illegal distribution of a product called “Monster Caps,” which contained synthetic anabolic steroids. FDA said Axis Labs engaged in the business of manufacturing, labeling, shipping and selling Monster Caps to enable weight loss and increase muscle mass. The agency said the product falsely purported to be a dietary supplement and therefore could be distributed and dispensed without prior approval from FDA.

However, Monster Caps contained anabolic steroids, or similar synthetic compounds, according to FDA tests.  Because Axis Labs intended these products to affect the structure and function of the human body, they were considered drugs regulated by United States Code.

DCD LLC and R&D Holdings were also fined for dealing in sale of adulterated supplements that contained anabolic steroids.

Andrew Paul Scott, 27; James Douglas Rae, 30; and Kevin John O’Keefe, 29, have all been charged with conspiracy to traffic in various anabolic steroids and six-count of conspiracy of importing different anabolic steroids into Canada.

From Halifaxnewsnet.ca:

On the evening of March 20, the RCMP Synthetic Drug Unit executed a search warrant at an apartment unit on Lower Water Street in Halifax. They seized a variety of materials used in the production of anabolic steroids, including (approximately) 60,000 empty and 1,000 full gel-caps, three gel-capping machines, 5,000 empty vials and unused labels for steroid distribution. Approximately five litres of unknown liquids and one kilogram of an unknown powder were seized and brought to the RCMP lab for analysis. Police also discovered spread sheets consistent with a steroid and supplement business.

All three men are scheduled to appear in court in Halifax on June 19.

Jessica Howard received the longest sentence, thus far, of suspects prosecuted in Warren County, Ohio.

From Upi.com:

Warren County Assistant Prosecutor Andy Sievers noted that two other participants in the scheme have already received stiff sentences. Kenneth Freeman was sentenced to three years in prison, and professional wrestler Kris “Kid Carnage” Sheid received a three-year sentence.

Many of the lower-level drug sellers, among the two dozen or so suspects already prosecuted, have been sentenced to probation or jail, Sievers said.

Howard was convicted of two felony counts of trafficking in drugs and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.

The 27-year-old Jessica and former fiancé Matt Geraci, who testified against her at trial, are believed to be the key players in the ring of steroid distribution.

Peter Atkins

The sanction was imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the Currumbin Barbarians surf boat crew member.

From Dailytelegraph.com.au:

Currumbin won the men’s open boat event at the 2009 Australian Surf Life Saving championships but Atkins will forfeit any medals, points and prizes awarded to him.

Stanozolol is a synthetic anabolic steroid derived from testosterone and a prohibited substance under the World Anti-Doping Code. Atkins will be ineligible to compete until May 4, 2011. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has welcomed the decision.

Atkins tested positive for the steroid stanozolol in an in-competition test in March.

Clinton Township Patrolman Christopher Weaver was arrested when he was off duty.

From Therepublic.com:

Thursday’s arrest of Clinton Township Patrolman Christopher Weaver followed a two-month investigation.

The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office says the 31-year-old has been suspended. Weaver was released on his own recognizance and it’s not known if he has retained an attorney.

The charge was the result of the officer’s conduct when he was off duty, prosecutor Anthony Kearns III says. The patrolman was charged with the possession of Methandrostenolone, an anabolic steroid.

A former UFC heavyweight champion, Barnett, was denied the license in the past after he tested positive for anabolic agents.

From Espn.go.com:

Barnett, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was originally denied after testing positive for anabolic agents leading up to a scheduled bout against Fedor Emelianenko in Anaheim, Calif.

Speaking in front of the commission at Monday’s special hearing, Barnett denied ever taking anabolic steroids. He claimed a positive test in Nevada in 2002 came as a result of tainted supplements.

“At the time drug testing was relatively new and the state of the supplement industry was a bit like the wild West,” Barnett said. “The supplements I took in 2002 were reclassified as anabolics in 2004, but at the time they were legal.”

He also said he did not use steroids prior to the Emelianenko fight, when the CSAC-issued urinalysis revealed Drostanolone metabolites in his system.

Barnett however blamed the positive test in 2002 as a result of tainted supplements and said he never used anabolic steroids.

The doping incident has once suggested that the use of anabolic steroids is still prevalent in the circles of professional sports despite claims made by government and anti-doping agencies.

From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

FINA says Sharma had traces of stanozolol in a sample given at a competition in Trivadrum, India.

India’s national anti-doping agency imposed a two-year ban which expires in November 2013.

Sharma’s case is among a series of doping suspensions involving steroids handed down in recent months to Indian athletes across several Olympic sports.

The ban of Sharma will expire in November 2013.