NRI man jailed in UK as ‘world’s most prolific’ steroid smuggler

NRI man jailed in UK as ‘world’s most prolific’ steroid smuggler

An Indian-origin man in the UK has been found guilty of being part of a criminal gang believed to be one of the world’s most prolific smugglers of anabolic steroids.

AgenciesUpdated: Thursday, June 06, 2019, 10:21 PM IST
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London: An Indian-origin man in the UK has been found guilty of being part of a criminal gang believed to be one of the world’s most prolific smugglers of anabolic steroids. Gurjaipal Dhillon acted as a fixer for the group, arranging dozens of unlicensed shipments of drugs from India into Europe, according to Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA), which led the investigation into the gang.

The 65-year-old from Southall in west London faces years in jail after he was found guilty of conspiring to import a Class C drug following a six-week trial at the Old Bailey court in London on Wednesday. He, alongside Mumbai-based Danish national Jacob Sporon-Fiedler who has ea­rlier pleaded guilty, are due to be sentenced on July 15.

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