Celebrated weightlifter from Bulgaria was convicted due to smuggling of cocaine

The Bulgarian weightlifter Galabin Boevski was sentenced to nine months in jail due to illegal international drug trade. This person was arrested in October 2011 at the Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil after he attempted to board the plane with 8 kg of cocaine. This weightlifter 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.  
Boevski is a famous person in Bulgaria. He is claimed to be one of the most famous weightlifters in this country.
First he was caught administering steroids in 1995. Of course, he was sentenced to suspension.
Then this sportsperson was caught administering forbidden medications in 2004. It was the second time when he broke doping laws. Actually, Boevski didn’t test positive for any forbidden products. But anti-doping officials defined that he didn’t provide own urine. The urine that was provided by this athlete belonged to another individual. As a result, Boevski received 8-year suspension. During serving the suspension he was caught trafficking cocaine.
Galabin Boevski became prominent due to his achievements in weightlifting. This athlete won gold medals at some 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 Boevski and his teammates from Bulgaria provided urine samples that belonged to another individual. It was determined by anti-doping officials that the three urine samples were produced by one individual. These athletes were sentenced to suspensions. 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 person 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 strange but this athlete’s reputation wasn’t destroyed in Bulgaria. He utilized his status of celebrity in sports in order to launch a Technogym fitness center in Sofia. The center was called Atama Wellness and Spa.
Moreover, the Brazilian judge Maria Isabel do Prado noticed that Boevski utilized also his status of celebrity in sports in order to traffic cocaine. She also noticed that this sportsman used the participation of his daughter in a Brazilian tennis tournament in order to cover his illegal operations linked with trafficking of the narcotic.
The weightlifter Boevski confirmed that he would appeal the conviction.