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Australian detective suspected of having international clenbuterol shipment delivered to his police station.
A south Auckland detective is being investigated by police bosses for allegedly importing hundreds of prohibited muscle-building drugs and having them delivered to his own station.
A source told Fairfax Media the drug clenbuterol ? an anabolic agent that builds muscle and burns fat ? was imported from an east European country. About 600 tablets were delivered to a south Auckland police station.
The importation was detected by Customs and police bosses were alerted by the Ministry of Health, which deals with prescription medicine violations.
The detective was investigated by the Ministry of Health and given a formal warning, the source said.
It is understood the officer's internal police investigation is being handled by the Counties Manukau professional standards unit.
"It's an internal matter," Counties Manukau operations superintendent Graham Emery said.
"A disciplinary investigation has commenced and that hasn't been completed. That's all we can say."
The detective is understood to be on active duty.
A Medsafe spokeswoman said clenbuterol was a prescription medicine. Importing it without authority would be an offence under the Medicines Act.
A south Auckland detective is being investigated by police bosses for allegedly importing hundreds of prohibited muscle-building drugs and having them delivered to his own station.
A source told Fairfax Media the drug clenbuterol ? an anabolic agent that builds muscle and burns fat ? was imported from an east European country. About 600 tablets were delivered to a south Auckland police station.
The importation was detected by Customs and police bosses were alerted by the Ministry of Health, which deals with prescription medicine violations.
The detective was investigated by the Ministry of Health and given a formal warning, the source said.
It is understood the officer's internal police investigation is being handled by the Counties Manukau professional standards unit.
"It's an internal matter," Counties Manukau operations superintendent Graham Emery said.
"A disciplinary investigation has commenced and that hasn't been completed. That's all we can say."
The detective is understood to be on active duty.
A Medsafe spokeswoman said clenbuterol was a prescription medicine. Importing it without authority would be an offence under the Medicines Act.