A 61-year-old Adelaide doctor banned from practising has appeared in court charged with importing performance and image-enhancing drugs, including steroids, allegedly for supply through a western suburbs GP clinic.
Bill Tolis was arrested last November after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers conducted raids at a Woodville medical clinic and his home.
He has been charged with importing tier 1 goods, contrary to the Customs Act.
In a media release the ABF said its investigation began last October when air cargo officers examined three international consignments addressed to the Woodville clinic and allegedly found vials of steroids.
The border security agency said intelligence checks identified an additional 11 parcels sent to the same name and address.
In November the ABF and SA Police executed search warrants and allegedly seized 242 vials of liquid steroids, $21,000 cash, multiple electronic devices and packaging materials from the medical clinic.
The ABF alleged that another 107 vials of peptides and steroids were found at the man’s home.