Cops knew wrestler was buying steroids
From Chicago Sun Times
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/456523,CST-NWS-wrest05.article
ATLANTA -- Chris Benoit's mother said she wonders whether her son would still be alive if federal agents had been more aggressive when they discovered the professional wrestler was buying large quantities of steroids.
The Drug Enforcement Administration acknowledged this week that Benoit's name surfaced in an investigation before he killed his wife, son and himself. But Benoit wasn't charged, and his supply continued until at least May, a month before the murder-suicide, according to a review of records by the AP.
DEA spokesman Rusty Payne said ''it's ridiculous for anyone to think we could have known that anything like that could have happened.''
Benoit's mother, Margaret, said she was concerned by the disclosure that police had been aware that Benoit's doctor may have been improperly prescribing medications.
The case highlights the DEA's focus on drug traffickers rather than individual users, even when those users are star athletes and celebrities. ''We can arrest and prosecute users, but they are not the target or focus of most investigations,'' Payne said.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/456523,CST-NWS-wrest05.article
ATLANTA -- Chris Benoit's mother said she wonders whether her son would still be alive if federal agents had been more aggressive when they discovered the professional wrestler was buying large quantities of steroids.
The Drug Enforcement Administration acknowledged this week that Benoit's name surfaced in an investigation before he killed his wife, son and himself. But Benoit wasn't charged, and his supply continued until at least May, a month before the murder-suicide, according to a review of records by the AP.
DEA spokesman Rusty Payne said ''it's ridiculous for anyone to think we could have known that anything like that could have happened.''
Benoit's mother, Margaret, said she was concerned by the disclosure that police had been aware that Benoit's doctor may have been improperly prescribing medications.
The case highlights the DEA's focus on drug traffickers rather than individual users, even when those users are star athletes and celebrities. ''We can arrest and prosecute users, but they are not the target or focus of most investigations,'' Payne said.
