Galabin Boevski was caught smuggling narcotics

The world champion in weightlifting Galabin Boevski went to nine months in prison due to illegal international drug trade. This person was arrested in October 2011 at the Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil after he attempted to board the plane with eight kg of cocaine. This sportsperson was headed to Bulgaria. The narcotic was estimated. It could be sold at the price of 500, 000 dollars on the streets in countries of Europe.  
Boevski is a well-known sportsperson in Bulgaria. He is considered to be one of the most well-known weightlifters in this country.
First he was caught administering steroids in 1995. Undoubtedly, he was sentenced to suspension.
Then this athlete was caught taking prohibited drugs in 2004. It was the second time when he broke doping laws. In fact, Boevski didn’t test positive for any forbidden products. But anti-doping officials determined that he didn’t provide own urine. The urine which was provided by this weightlifter belonged to another individual. As a result, Boevski received 8-year suspension. During serving the suspension he was caught trafficking cocaine.
Boevski became celebrated due to his achievements in weightlifting. This sportsman won gold medals at several competitions: at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships in Athens, the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya.
At the 2003 World Championships in Vancouver this sportsperson and his teammates from Bulgaria provided urine samples that belonged to another person. It was defined by anti-doping officials that the three urine samples were produced by one individual. These sportspersons received suspensions. Boevski appealed the suspension but it was unsuccessful.
Boevski broke certain world records at various competitions. He held 3 world records. The best lifts of this person were following: a 162, 5 kg snatch, 196, 5 kg clean and jerk and a 357, 5 kg of two lifts at the 1999 Championships.
It is wondering but this athlete’s reputation was not spoiled in Bulgaria. He utilized his status of celebrity in sports in order to launch a Technogym fitness center in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The center was called Atama Wellness and Spa.
Furthermore, Maria Isabel do Prado, the Brazilian judge, noticed that Galabin Boevski used also his status of celebrity in sports in order to traffic cocaine. She also noted that this sportsman used the participation of his daughter in a Brazilian tennis tournament in order to cover his illicit operations linked with smuggling of the narcotic.
The weightlifter Boevski claimed that he would appeal the conviction.