A police officer in Australia pleaded guilty to “making a collusive agreement” after he supplied confidential police information in exchange for anabolic steroids. The recipient of the “intel” was a competitive bodybuilder and the director of a local gym.
Anthony Farrell, a former detective senior constable for the Coffs Harbour police station in New South Wales, provided intelligence regarding ongoing investigations into local steroid distribution to Andrew Macleod. Macleod, the 2004 Mr. NSW Light-Heavyweight bodybuilding champion, was employed by the World Gym Ashmore according to the Sydney Morning Herald. World Gym Ashmore did not respond to the newspaper’s inquiries.
In June 2011, both men were arrested and charged with “making a collusive agreement”. Farrell pleaded guilty; Macleod was found guilty by jury trial in September 2012. They are scheduled to be sentenced on November 8, 2012.
Police investigators intercepted multiple calls that were played before acting District Court Judge Colin Phegan. In one call, Farrell guaranteed Macleod that he would be the first to notify him if he became the target of a steroid investigation.
“Mate, I’ll always give you the heads up if I see that you’re under notice,” Farrell said. “Cause I get all the intel reports and stuff.”
The NSW Police Professional Standards Command argued that the intercepted phone calls were proof that Macleod paid for the information with steroids.
“It is clear from this lengthy [intercepted] call there is a collusive agreement between Macleod and Farrell whereby Macleod offers to supply Farrell with steroids in return for Farrell’s protection,” according to the NSW Police Professional Standards Command.
Campbell MacCallum, the defense attorney for Macloed, disagreed with the NSW Police conclusions and the jury verdict. MacCallum maintained that prosecutors failed to display any evidence suggesting that his client even possessed anabolic steroids much less distributed them to Farrell or anyone else.
MacCallum has promised to appeal the conviction.
Source:
Gridneff, I. (September 16, 2012). Detective warned bodybuilder of steroids probe. Retrieved from http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/detective-warned-bodybuilder-of-steroids-probe-20120915-25yz8.html
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