As a result team leader David Millar admitted to taking illegal substances and was handed a two-year ban.
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Australian sport was also stunned by a government report which alleged many athletes were using illegal substances supplied by organized criminal groups.
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An autopsy will determine whether Syed had any drugs in his system, but Amormino said no illegal drugs were found in the house and there were no signs he was using illegal substances.
But what if you don't think Clemens' post-Red Sox playing days were on the up and up, and that the second half of his career should be discarded if it was fueled by illegal substances?
She has set up the Chioma Ajunwa Foundation to educate sports men and women in Nigeria on the dangers of using banned and illegal substances -- a struggle she had to overcome after her 1992 suspension.
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The International Paralympic Committee confirmed earlier this month that Mr. Pistorius, a double amputee who gained international attention and sponsorships as he competed fitted with carbon-fiber blades, was tested eight times between 2006 and 2011 and that all were negative for illegal substances.
Spanish officials say that traffic in illegal migrants and substances goes hand-in-hand.
Mr. ALLAN BUD SELIG (Commissioner of Baseball): The unique circumstances surrounding BALCO and the evidence revealed in a recently published book have convinced me that major league baseball must undertake an investigation of the allegations that players have used illegal performance enhancing substances.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the footage itself did not establish whether the substances were illegal drugs.
For instance, any changes with respect to drugs and controlled substances or illegal immigration could affect the number of persons arrested, convicted, and sentenced, thereby potentially reducing demand for correctional facilities to house them.
This universal international treaty stipulates that governments should adopt measures to restrict the availability of prohibited substances and methods in order to reduce illegal use by athletes (Article 8).
In 2002, a 21-month investigation into allegations that Armstrong's team used banned substances during the 2000 Tour de France closed after finding no evidence of illegal drug use.
Two substances which are said to give users dangerous "legal highs" are to be made illegal class B drugs - with users facing up to five years in jail.
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