Steroid Dealer Pleads Guilty in Canada Operation Jellybean

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Drug Section arrested at least eight individuals suspected of involvement in anabolic steroid trafficking during steroids bust as a result of Operation Jellybean in January 2007. The steroid bust disrupted hundreds of thousands of dollars in anabolic steroids sales throughout New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and even Ontario.

Defendant Mark Anthony Haig pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy to traffic anabolic steroids and prescription drugs. At least two of his co-conspirators are standing trial for steroid-related crimes in the next few months (“Jellybean suspect pleads guilty to steroid charges,” October 23).

Mark Anthony Haig, 38, of Chance Harbour was scheduled to stand trial in federal court in the coming months on five counts of conspiracy to traffic in anabolic steroids and other drugs banned under the Food and Drug Act.

Instead, he opted Wednesday to re-elect to be tried in provincial court and then pleaded guilty to all five counts, which allege he conspired with several others between Sept. 19, 2006, and Jan. 23, 2007, to traffic in the illegal substances.

Among those co-accused along with Haig were Spencer Gordon Court, 32, of Maugerville and Ontario resident Vincent Gemmeti, who face 31 and 27 charges respectively as a result of the Jellybean investigation.

These are the various individuals charges with drug-related crimes involving bodybuilding-related drugs e.g. anabolic steroids, prescription drugs, and ephedrine as a result of Canada Operation Jellybean (“Update of Criminal Charges Resulting from Operation JELLYBEAN, Fredericton, N.B.,” December 21, 2007).

• Mark HAIG – Five counts conspiracy to traffic anabolic steroids/FDA drugs, Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC
• Vincent Gemmiti – Seventeen counts conspiracy to traffic anabolic steroids and FDA drugs, Sec 465(1)(C)CCC, Eight counts trafficking anabolic steroids/FDA drugs, Sec. 5(3)(c)CDSA and Sec. 31(b)FDA; Conspiracy to sell Class A precursor Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC, Sell a Class A precursor Sec. 46 (a) CDSA.
• Spencer Gordon COURT- – Conspiracy to traffic a Controlled Substance , Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC, Six counts conspiracy to traffic various anabolic steroids and FDA( Food and Drug Act) drugs.- Sec 465(1)(c)CCC, Conspiracy to sell Class A precursor Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC, Two counts Sell/Traffic a Class A precursor Sec 46(a)CDSA
• Lester REEVES- Five counts conspiracy to traffic anabolic steroids and FDA drug, Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC
• Perry Gustav MOORE- Six counts conspiracy to traffic anabolic steroids and FDA drugs, Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC
• Roger KING – Seven counts conspiracy to traffic anabolic steroids and FDA drugs Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC
• Jason VAUTOUR – Conspiracy to sell a Class A precursor, Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC
• Jocelyn Clark – Six counts conspiracy to traffic anabolic steroids and FDA drugs, Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC, Conspiracy to traffic anabolic steroid Sec. 465(1)(c)CCC

The steroid plea agreement ended a busy week in steroid-related news for Canada.

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Millard writes about anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and their use and impact in sport and society. He discusses the medical and non-medical uses of anabolic-androgenic steroids while advocating a harm reduction approach to steroid education.