17 Mar 2011

Criminal underworld now controls large part of world sport

6:47 am on 17 March 2011

The criminal underworld now controls a large proportion of world sport, according to World Anti-Doping Agency director general, New Zealander David Howman.

Howman has told a doping conference in London that criminal elements in illegal betting are also involved in steroid trafficking.

Howman says more money can be made in trafficking illegal performance-enhancing drugs than in dealing heroin.

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Howman also told the conference there was evidence there had been attempts to bribe doping control officers.