The California State Athletic Commission confirmed two weeks ago that all UFC 139 fighters tested clean for recreational/drugs of abuse.

A representative of the CSAC said steroid tests also came back clean for this past month’s event.

From Mmajunkie.com:

The night’s main card aired on pay-per-view, and the preliminary card aired on Spike TV and streamed on Facebook. Dan Henderson defeated Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the night’s main event.

In addition to those headliners, Wanderlei Silva, Gleison Tibau, Shamar Bailey, Cung Le, Danny Castillo, Brian Bowles, Urijah Faber, Rafael dos Anjos, Ryan Bader and Jason Brilz also were tested for anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.

UFC 139 took place Nov. 19 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

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Colin Lathbury has been asked to pay back more than £400,000 he obtained in his role as part of a multi-million pound empire of illegal steroids.

The South Derbyshire man was one of the four conspirators in the racket to have nearly £4 million of their assets confiscated.

From Burtonmail.co.uk:

Lathbury, now of Jurby East, on the Isle of Man, was ordered to pay back £412,676.50p within six months or face another 42 months behind bars.

The illegal anabolic steroids operation was led by Patrick Hyland, assisted by his former wife, Hyacinth, described as the money laundering ‘brains’ of the operation.

The Hylands were said to have funded a lavish lifestyle of expensive houses, boats, cars, jewellery, art and luxury holidays on the illegal profits of the drugs sourced from the Czech Republic in huge quantities.

The steroids racket came to the limelight during a police investigation into the disappearance of Paul Duckenfield, a known dealer.

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After admitting being part of a plot to deal illegal and dangerous bodybuilding drugs, two St Helens-based police officers will spend time in jail.

An undercover police officer exposed detective Constable Paul Fletcher and Sergeant Paul Hornby. It was found that they were involved in the supply chain of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone.

From Sthelensstar.co.uk:

Fletcher, aged 47, was sentenced to the most severe punishment of seven and a half years in prison after Liverpool Crown Court was told he also admitted leaking confidential information to an underworld criminal about the arrest of four men following a house burglary in Dentons Green.

He also offered advice to a suspect who was being investigated for firearms offences and revealed the identity of a police informant, placing him in danger.

Fletcher, of Downall Green Road, Wigan, even persuaded his son, Paul Fletcher Jr., to enter the world of criminality and deal in steroids.

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A Madrid court recently said the doctor at the centre of a Spanish doping probe may be jailed for up to two years for crimes against public health.

Prosecutors have asked for a two-year sentence for Eufemiano Fuentes and six others, including his sister Yolanda and former cycling team directors Manolo Saiz, Vicente Belda and Jose Ignacio Labarta, according to a court statement.

From Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

Authorities also wanted them banned from practising their professions for the same period, the statement added.

Raids at the start of the operation uncovered anabolic steroids, blood transfusion equipment and more than 200 code-named blood bags, some of which were linked to cyclists including former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich and Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso.

The investigation was halted twice without any prosecutions having been made but a court ordered it to be reopened last year.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had expressed frustration at the refusal by judicial authorities of Spain to allow them access to evidence related to the operation.

Tags:  Anabolic steroids, doping, Ivan Basso, Jan Ullrich, Tour de France

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SA Boxing Featherweight champion Matima Molefe has been banned for two years by the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport.

This was after the boxer tested positive for anabolic steroids after the featherweight title fight in May this year.

From Sport24.co.za:

The banned substances were found in Molefe’s urine sample, which was taken by the Institute’s doping control officials on 29 May 2011, after the featherweight title fight in East London.

Khalid Galant, CEO of the Institute of Drug-Free Sport, says that Matima tested positive for metabolites of the anabolic agent, Nandrolone.

Latest doping figures show that anabolic steroid doping amongst boxers is becoming a trend because of the misconception that steroids alone will enhance their performance and give them additional strength and power.

Galant says that drug abuse by professional boxers is becoming rife, with four positives out of 87 tests reported for the period April 2010 to March 2011.

“Boxing is a sport that combines high level co-ordination of gross motor skills with speed and strength. By focusing on illegal performance gains from steroids and ignoring the consequences that a doping ban can have, boxers are placing their championship status and earning potential at risk,.” Gallant said.

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Local professional athletes – who haven’t been charged — are being probed in a far-reaching Warren County drug investigation, according to authorities.

A clandestine anabolic steroids lab in Tennessee was busted during investigation that led to indictments of 32 people.

From Communitypress.cincinnati.com:

The suspects who have been indicted hail from six Ohio counties plus Tennessee. They include a Liberty Township gym owner, a champion Cincinnati bodybuilder, a manager at LA Fitness in West Chester Township and an exotic dancer from Middletown.

“It was a tight network” that required deep undercover work to infiltrate, Burke said, noting the suspects knew each other from gyms and bodybuilding.

“Virtually everybody we dealt with had no criminal record,” Burke said, which is atypical for drug investigations.

“There are at least two (professional athletes) we feel have an involvement in this operation,” said John Burke, commander of the Warren County Drug Task Force. “The investigation is ongoing and there may well be charges (against the athletes).”

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Jeff Hardy checked into jail in his native North Carolina on Monday, October 3 to serve his 10-day sentence, as per TMZ.

The sentence stemmed from Hardy being sentenced on September 8 for a court case stemming all the way back to September of 2009.

From Examiner.com:

According to the report it was indicated that Hardy wanted to get his jail time over as soon as possible and put it behind him.

He was originally arrested on September 11, 2009, when police found 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and drug paraphernalia after a search of his house. He was indicted on January 4, 2010.

Five felonies, a misdemeanor charge, and a conspiracy charge were faced by Hardy.

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As part of the initiatives for cutting the growing misuse of the drugs among young people, Border officials would be able to seize imports of anabolic steroids.

In response to warnings about the increasing popularity and easy availability of anabolic steroids online, the new legislation on anabolic steroids is being introduced.

From Gponline.com:

Cumbria GP Dr Euan Lawson, who has an interest in the risks associated with drug misuse, welcomed the announcement. But he said such measures needed to be supported by strong harm-reduction messages.

The government’s announcement of new legislation comes in response to recommendations in a report issued last year by the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).

The ACMD said legislation needed to be introduced to prevent importation of anabolic steroids. It also said the National Treatment Agency (NTA) needed to recognise infection risks faced by users of anabolic steroids. But it advised against changing the legal status of anabolic steroids.

‘It is encouraging that the government have accepted almost all the ACMD’s recommendations and haven’t chosen to criminalise and marginalise anabolic steroid users directly,’ Dr Lawson said. ‘There is a real need for reliable, credible and consistent health information for steroid users.’

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Federal authorities have charged Axis Labs LLC of Centennial with a criminal count of mail fraud on allegations it illegally sold mail-order supplements containing anabolic steroids.

Axis Lab was charged recently in U.S. District Court in Denver by prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado.

From Bizjournals.com:

Axis Labs is accused of “being involved” in the making and selling a muscle-building and weight-loss product called Monster Caps, which the company purported was a dietary supplement that didn’t need to be prescribed by a doctor.

Monster Caps actually contained undeclared synthetic anabolic steroids and were intended “to affect the structure and function of the human body,” which made the product a regulated drug needing Food & Drug Administration approval to be sold, investigators alleged.

“It is critically important that consumers know the contents of what they are consuming,” said John Walsh, U.S. Attorney for Colorado, in a press release. “In this case, the product contained synthetic anabolic steroids, and because of its potential for harm, it was a prescription drug that could only be dispensed pursuant to a valid prescription.”

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A man who was previously accused of being one of the biggest prescription drug dealers in Levy County has been arrested on a new, rarely used charge.

Larry Andy Meeks Jr., 29, of 9750 NW 60th Ave. in Chiefland, was charged with possession of anabolic steroids.

From Gainesville.com:

Meeks was initially arrested April 7 by the Levy County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force for two counts of sale with intent to distribute and two counts of possession with intent to sell prescription pills (oxycodone).

While executing a search warrant at Meeks’ home, task force members said they seized some drugs, weapons and ammunition, along with a large amount of cash and four vials of clear liquid and a syringe. The liquid substance was sent to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement laboratory to be analyzed.

The prescription drug dealer was arrested again after the task force was notified that the liquid was Trenbolone enanthate, an anabolic steroid.

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