Prominent world champion in weightlifting was arrested, when he tried to smuggle 8 kg of narcotics

The world champion in weightlifting Galabin Boevski was sentenced to nine months in jail because of illegal international drug trade. This sportsperson was arrested in October 2011 at the Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil after he attempted to board the plane with 8 kg of cocaine. Galabin Boevski was headed to Bulgaria. The narcotic was estimated. It could be sold at the price of 500, 000 dollars on the streets in European countries.  
Galabin Boevski is a well-known person in Bulgaria. He is claimed to be one of the most famous weightlifters in this country.
First he was caught taking steroids in 1995. Undoubtedly, he was sentenced to suspension.
Then this athlete was caught taking prohibited drugs in 2004. It was the second time when he broke doping rules. Actually, Boevski didn’t test positive for any banned products. But anti-doping officials defined that he didn’t provide own urine. The urine that was provided by this sportsman belonged to another person. As a result, Galabin Boevski was sentenced to 8-year suspension. During serving the suspension he was caught trafficking cocaine.
Galabin Boevski became well-known due to his achievements in weightlifting. This athlete won gold medals at several competitions: at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships in Athens, the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya.
At the 2003 World Championships in Vancouver this weightlifter and his teammates from Bulgaria provided urine samples which belonged to another person. It was determined by anti-doping officials that the 3 urine samples were produced by one individual. These sportsmen were sentenced to suspensions. Galabi Boevski appealed the suspension but it was unsuccessful.
Boevski broke several world records at various competitions. He held 3 world records. The best lifts of this sportsman were following: a 162, 5 kg snatch, 196, 5 kg clean and jerk and a 357, 5 kg of two lifts at the 1999 Championships.
It is wondering but this sportsman’s reputation was not spoiled in Bulgaria. He used his status of celebrity in sports in order to establish a Technogym fitness center in Sofia. The center was named Atama Wellness and Spa.
Moreover, Maria Isabel do Prado, the Brazilian judge, affirmed that Galabin Boevski used also his status of celebrity in sports in order to smuggle cocaine. She also noticed that this sportsperson utilized the participation of his daughter in a Brazilian tennis tournament to cover his illegal operations linked with trafficking of the narcotic.
Galabin Boevski claimed that he would appeal the conviction.