Michael Kehoe, owner of two businesses in the fitness industry; The Supplement Store on Camden Street and IrishLifting.com, a website selling specialized gym equipment was caught with around 80,000 steroids he claimed were for personal use.
Gardai and Customs Officers got a warrant to search the house where Kehoe was living with his girlfriend. Almost 80,000 tablets were found consisting of six different types of steroids, including ‘Angel Dust‘, ‘Pink Thai‘ and ephedrine.
Judge Pat McCartan said the drugs clearly had a negative impact on the sporting world but he believed Kehoe had learned his lesson. He fined him €2,000 on each of the three counts with six months in jail if he fails to pay. He also ordered he pay costs to the prosecution of €3,000.
From IrelandOn-Line:
A successful businessman has escaped with a fine after been caught with around 80,000 steroids he claimed were for personal use.
He ran the Pinnacle Fitness Gym on Camden Street up until last November when he sold it. He also organizes ‘Strongman’ competitions in Dublin.
Liam Wright of the Irish Medicines Board testified that there was a “commercial quantity” of the drugs and he did not think they were for personal use.
They also found glass vials, a tablet moulding device, used needles, and price lists for anabolic steroids. There were payment documents relating to purchases from Russia, Pakistan and China and packaging originating from Thailand.
Michael Kehoe admitted in interview to buying “bodybuilding stuff” online but said it was just for him and his friends. According to his defense counsel, Peter Keane BL, Kehoe suffered from Male Body Dysmorphia, a psychiatric disorder where the person is obsessed with how their body appears. He said he became part of a “culture of steroid abuse” through the people he was training and mixing with.
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