Archive for July, 2011

Teenagers accused of steroid trafficking

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Two teenagers have been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
Isaac Harvey Haack, 19, and Rachel Irene Krusto, 19, faced charges after the search of a Nanaimo home by police uncovered thousands of dollars worth of steroids.
From Canada.com:

Police say the pair were arrested at 5 p.m. on Saturday [...]

Indian runners suspended for doping

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Mandeep Kaur and Juana Murmu, two top Indian athletes, have been suspended and face the prospect of a two-year ban.
The duo flunked an out-of-competition dope test after their samples were taken out of competition at NIS Patiala on May 25.
From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

Mandeep’s ‘B’ sample had adverse analytical findings for epimethandiol, metabolites of methandienone and stanozolol while [...]

Acquittal for former UW linebacker

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Brandon Krukowski, a 23-year-old personal trainer and former player with the Warriors, has been found not guilty of selling banned drugs, despite testimony against him from former teammates.
The former linebacker accused in the steroids scandal that brought down the University of Waterloo’s football team was acquitted on the charge of selling a drug [...]

Spanish police conduct anti-doping raids

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

The Spanish government has said that the Spanish civil guard have taken 14 people in for questioning around the country as part of an anti-doping operation known as “Greyhound.”
The Ministry of the Interior said in a statement that sports doctors, pharmacists, trainers, coaches, representatives and sportspeople were among those detained, suspected [...]

Justin Charles talks about drug disgrace

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

The memories of Justin Charles remain raw fourteen years after he entered his own AFL hall of infamy as the only player found guilty of using a performance-enhancing anabolic steroid.
Charles admitted that he had six injections of boldenone in the bathroom of his parents’ home in the pre-season of ‘97.
From Heraldsun.com.au:

“My dad always [...]

Drug test passed by Benoit in April

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Professional wrestling star Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son before taking his own life earlier this week, passed a random drug test in April according to the head of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
“The last test that Chris Benoit took of a random nature was in April which he was totally negative,” [...]

Steroids do not lead to aggression

Monday, July 4th, 2011

The Crimewatch TV presenter, Rav Wilding, has been accused by his former girlfriend, Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton, of ‘roid-rage’ - aggressive, and violent behavior that are believed to be the side effects of bodybuilding steroid drugs.
Wilding said he had taken steroids - but for asthma, rather than for body building.
From [...]