9 year imprisonment and 4 year suspension from competitions is the punishment that a sportsman received for trafficking steroids

Carl Fletcher, a shot-putter from Britain, can’t participate in competitions four years. The ban was claimed by the United Kingdom Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) because he was charged with trafficking anabolic steroids. Carl Fletcher distributed more than 15 types of steroids. It was found out that HGH, testosterone and Trenbolone belonged to the medicines which had been sold by this sportsman. The Liverpool Crown Court sentenced this sportsman to 9 months in jail.
It is interesting to mention that Carl Fletcher never tested positive for any steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs by the WADA. Don’t you find this fact strange? How could it be? It is possible to suggest that methods used by anti-doping agencies are not effective enough to catch consumers of steroids who take part in world sport competitions.
The WADA and the UKAD put many efforts to release sports from cheating and intake of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. These organizations also work together with law enforcement agencies in order to achieve the necessary results.
The UKAD noticed that anti-doping officials would be allowed to supply information about names of sportspersons who administrated anabolic steroids.
This case displayed that the collaboration between the UKAD and law enforcement benefits a lot. It proved that law enforcement organizations could help greatly to detect the athletes who administrate anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. It is not possible to overestimate the role of these agencies in catching of cheaters in sports. Andy Parkinson, the manager of the UKAD, assures that if law enforcement agencies work together with the UKAD, they will have success.
The Merseyside Police and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) investigated a certain situation connected with administration of steroids by officers at the St. Helens Basic Command Unit. It was found out that Fletcher had been involved in the illegal activity conducted by some of his relatives. This caused Fletcher’s suspension from competitions till November 8, 2015.