The “war on steroids” is bad news for illicit steroid users in the United States. But it may be even worse for steroid users down under; the “internationalization of steroid law” has firmly taken hold in Australia. Australian Customs and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) have instigated an aggressive crackdown on the importation of anabolic steroids. Australian Customs has reported over 300 anabolic steroid seizures during the first three months of the year.
It appears that Australian Customs has targeted parcels originating in Thailand. They have intercepted massive steroid shipments from Thailand again and again.
The ubiquitous Richard Janeczko, Australian Customs national investigations manager, announced yet another seizure of Thailand steroids. The most recent steroid bust result in seizure of 15,000 steroid tablets sealed in six tin cans destined for Perth in Western Australia; the steroid tablets were identified as Dianabol Read more
When Richard Janeczko, Australian Customs national investigations manager, intercepted 80 kilograms of anabolic steroid powder in Sydney in June 2008, he immediately suspected that Australian Olympic athletes were the intended recipients of these steroids even though absolutely NO link with Australian athletes had been uncovered.
But when Australian Customs intercepted 150 bottle bottles of testosterone and Deca Durabolin disguised as “Gay Lube Oil,” Janeczko was quick to emphasize how unlikely it would be for Australia’s Olympic athletes to use steroids marketed as “Gay Lube Oil” (”Gay lube oil contained banned steroids,” July 30).
“The bulk of the people we investigate are actually not elite sports people. The people that want to enhance their image either gym people, security guards, bikies.”
It is thought that Janeczko believes Australian athletes only use steroids with names like “British Dragon” and “Animal Power” with bulldogs, horses, bulls, dragons (and of course kangaroos) on the labels. Read more
