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An Indian wrestler allegedly found with 40 containers of anabolic steroids at San Francisco International Airport pleaded no contest to one felony on Friday, just days before his scheduled jury trial on the charges.
Kuljeet Singh, 23, had already declined one previously offered plea bargain and was headed to trial on two felony charges. If convicted, he faced up to three years in prison. On Friday morning, Singh changed his plea to no contest on a single charge but prosecutors did not disclose the terms of the arrangement. Singh will be formally sentenced Sept. 28 following the review of a probation report.
Singh was arrested by U.S. Customs agents on Valentine’s Day as he returned from a visit to India. Singh, an Indian national who resides in Northern California, had been in India competing in a wrestling tournament.
Customs agents and officers from the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement reported finding 20 containers of anabolic steroids in his luggage. The pills and liquid capsules included mesterolone and testosterone.
Mesterolone is typically used for reducing levels of estrogen in the body or reducing the effects of estrogen such as bloating. Also known by the name Proviron, it is a derivative of testosterone and is also used when the levels of testosterone in the body are below normal. The hormone is listed among prohibited supplements by many international athletic associations.
Singh was originally arrested on $1 million bail but the amount was lowered to $40,000. Singh is currently out of custody on that bail bond. |