Galabin Boevski desired to traffic 8 kg of narcotics

The Bulgarian weightlifter Galabin Boevski went to nine months in prison because of illegal international drug trade. He was arrested in October 2011 at the Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil after he tried to board the plane with 8 kg of cocaine. This sportsman was headed to Bulgaria. The narcotic was estimated. It could be sold at the price of 500, 000 dollars on the streets in countries of Europe.  
Boevski is a celebrated sportsman in Bulgaria. He is considered to be one of the most famous weightlifters in this country.
First he was caught using steroids in 1995. Undoubtedly, he was suspended.
Then this athlete was caught using banned medications in 2004. It was the second time when he broke doping laws. Actually, Boevski didn’t test positive for any prohibited drugs. But anti-doping officials determined that he didn’t provide own urine. The urine which was provided by this athlete belonged to another person. As a result, Galabin Boevski received 8-year suspension. During serving the suspension he was caught trafficking cocaine.
Galabin Boevski became famous due to his success in weightlifting. This sportsman 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 this athlete and his teammates from Bulgaria provided urine samples which belonged to another person. It was defined by anti-doping officials that the 3 urine samples belonged to one person. These sportsmen received suspensions. Galabi Boevski appealed the suspension but it was unsuccessful.
Boevski broke some world records at various competitions. He held three world records. His best lifts 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 Boevski’s reputation wasn’t spoiled in Bulgaria. He used his status of celebrity in sports in order to establish a Technogym fitness center in Sofia. The center was called Atama Wellness and Spa.
Moreover, Maria Isabel do Prado, the Brazilian judge, noted that Galabin Boevski applied also his status of celebrity in sports in order to smuggle the narcotic cocaine. She also added that this sportsman used the participation of his daughter in a Brazilian tennis tournament to cover his illegal operations linked with trafficking of the narcotic.
The weightlifter Galabin Boevski decided to appeal the conviction.