A former soldier was convicted last week for dealing illegal anabolic steroids, the Herald Ireland reported. Bernard Foy (38) and Anna Nawroka (27) of Dublin were apprehended by the authorities a few years ago because of their involvement in illegal distribution of anabolic steroids and other prescription drugs like insulin and Viagra. The Irish Medicine board (IMB) took part in the investigation and during the surveillance on the respondents they found out that Foy was receiving packages of steroids From Thailand and Greece.

Based on the investigation, Foy was not the main man in the illegal importation but he was only used to distribute the drugs to customers. His wife was also paid for repacking the steroids based on the orders sent to him by the main distributor who according to the authorities already fled the country.

Judge Katherine Delahunt of the Central Circuit Criminal Court in Dublin told the accused that the court takes a very serious view of the devastating effects drugs can have on people. The judge takes into consideration the former work of Foy as a soldier who served their country. She said that 2 years of custodial sentence is already appropriate. The offense could lead to a maximum fine of €127,000 and/or 10 years in jail.

Bernard Foy met a serious traffic accident in 1993 which caused injuries to his pelvis, leg and arm. He had to undergo physiotherapy but because of the high cost of the treatment, he started self medicating with steroids. That was the time when he met the guy who later on used him as an errand man to distribute anabolic steroids to different customers in Dublin.

The authorities said that they were able to seize more than 44,500 steroid pills from Foy and his wife which is worth more than €205,000. Cash worth €6,000 was also confiscated which according to Foy was his sales profit. Records of steroids transactions, 2 mobile phones, price list, lists of steroids, and names of mailbox agencies were also recovered.

Meanwhile the ex-NBA player Juan Dixon said that the lack of research on the supplements which he took caused his positive steroid test. He is still optimistic that his Spanish team Unicaja will reinstate him soon. He tested positive for steroid nandrolone and was suspended by the International Basketball Federation.

In an interview by ESPN, Dixon said that he is a supplement junkie. “I like to try different things and I made the mistake of not doing the research and making sure it was legal,” he said. He denied using steroids when asked during the interview. “Steroids? C’mon,” Dixon said. “I was 145 pounds in high school, 160 in college and I’m up to maybe 175 now. Look at me. Be serious. People can say whatever they want, but I’ve played the same way my whole life,” the ex-NBA player said. Once his B sample came clean, he will be playing again in the court.

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