A man from Victoria Street in Dalton pleaded guilty on the charges of possession with intent to distribute of anabolic steroids to bodybuilders. Steven Allonby was surprised when drugs squad raided his house and found a significant amount of steroids including testosterone. Police officers with the help of a sniffing dog searched the area.

Aside from possession and selling of Class C drugs, Steven Allonby had previous criminal record involving cocaine in year 2007.

From North West Evening Mail:

A MAN whose house was raided by the drugs squad has admitted selling steroids to bodybuilders.

Steven Allonby returned to his home on April 9 to discover detectives had smashed down his front door. The police carried out the raid after gathering evidence that he was involved with illegal drugs. Allonby pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a Class C drug and supplying a Class C drug when he appeared at Furness Magistrates’ Court, in Abbey Road, Barrow.

Allonby, 26, who has a caution on his criminal record for possessing cocaine in 2007, was represented by Mr Ben Leach. Mr Leach said: “He is trying to get his business off the ground, he was not making excessive amounts of money.”

Detective Chief Inspector Mike Forrester said after the implementation of Operation Arrowhead: “This operation sends out a clear message to offenders that the use or supply of drugs in the area won’t be tolerated – by the community or police – and we will continue to catch offenders and bring them to justice.“I would like to thank members of the public who have provided us with vital nuggets of information that led to the operation taking place.”

Although Allonby claimed that he only distribute small quantity to few bodybuilders, officials still charged him with 80 hours of unpaid work and a fine of £60.

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