Tycoon accused of steroids scam

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A Danish pharmaceutical tycoon appeared at the Old Bailey today (tues) accused of being part of a multi-million-pound international steroid smuggling ring. Jacob Sporon-Fiedler, 36, founder of healthcare firm Alpha Pharma and based in Mumbai, India, is charged with conspiring to import the drugs, popular in the illegal body-building scene, between March 2009 and April 2015. His arrest earlier this year followed a four-year investigation by the National Crime Agency which has included seizures totalling around £30m. The probe was…

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