Blacktown man charged with drug possession
A Blacktown man was one of the give bikie gang members who were charged with a range of offences, including possession of illegal weapons, stolen government property, and supplying drugs.
The home of a 28-year-old man was raided by police that said he was a member of the Hells Angels gang on Wednesday afternoon.
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Food Supplements blamed by tainted athlete
The disgraced athlete involved in the latest doping scandal, Aswini Akkunji, thinks the consumption of food supplements supplied to her and other athletes by athletics coach, Yuri Ogorodnik, would have been the reason for the failed dope test.
Akkunji claimed innocence as far as consumption of performance enhancing drugs is concerned.
From Daijiworld.com:
“Stock of food supplements in [...]
Efficient method to detect illegal steroids in urine
Researchers in Indiana and China have reported development of a faster and more efficient method to detect the presence of illegal anabolic steroids in urine.
The new method that takes only a few seconds and involves no time-consuming sample preparation will be described in Analytical Chemistry.
From Sciencedaily.com:
The study notes that use of banned [...]
Navy man abused for right action to curb drugs
A navy seaman has been assaulted and threatened with death by other personnel of navy after he blew the whistle on a drug ring at Sydney’s Garden Island naval facility.
The seaman has been ostracized by his fellow sailors ever since he followed the orders of the chief of [...]
Positive test for Asian gold winner
The count of doping accused Indian athletes has gone to eight after two more female athletes from India tested positive to an anabolic steroid.
The two athletes are Ashwini Akkunji, who was a Gold medalist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Asian Games, and Priyanka Panwar.
From Sports.ndtv.com:
All the dope tainted athletes, including Akkunji and Panwar, [...]
Police report disclose steroid use in Belgium
An increase in the amount of steroids seized in 2010 has been revealed by a report by the Belgian report that also provided details of two cycling-related incidents.
“In 2009 the use of anabolic steroids has overtaken that of all other illegal performance-enhancing drugs,” Francis Clarysse, the Ghent public prosecutor and coordinator of the [...]
Law enforcement officials mum on cop links to steroids
New Milford and Danbury law enforcement officials recently said that they are still waiting to see evidence to support the explosive allegations.
The response was in wake of allegations that an alleged drug ring dealing anabolic steroids and marijuana in Greater Danbury benefitted from police protection.
From Ctpost.com:
“They have not shared any information with us,” [...]
Arrest of FBI employees over use of steroids
Three FBI special agents and one FBI intelligence analyst were arrested recently on charges that they concealed the use of performance enhancing drugs, including steroids and human growth hormones.
The four accused were charged by U.S. prosecutors for lying on forms that are used to assess fitness for duty by omitting that they had [...]
Gainesville man caught with anabolic steroids
A Gainesville man stopped by law enforcement officials Friday for erratic driving was taken into custody after he was found to carry three vials of anabolic steroids in his truck.
A bulletin was issued about a red Ford pickup swerving while traveling northbound on Interstate 75 from Sumter County [...]
Tour de France and Doping Scandals
In the last few years, the focus of every one with an interest in cycling has changed from cyclists to the growing relationship between cyclists and anabolic steroids.
Big names Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador have been blamed of doping in sports.
From Reuters.com:
* 2010 - Alberto Contador, winner of the 2010 tour, tests positive for the [...]