A Canadian doctor who has treated Tiger Woods and other elite athletes has been charged with supplying illegal drugs.
Dr Anthony Galea is accused of giving unlawful drugs, including human growth hormone (HGH), to at least three US professional football players.
The Toronto-based physician has denied any wrongdoing.
Woods said recently he had been treated by Galea, but categorically denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
In a federal criminal complaint filed in Buffalo, New York, Dr Galea was charged with unlawful HGH distribution, lying to US officials, conspiracy to defraud, smuggling and interstate commerce with the unapproved drug actovegin.
Actovegin, a drug extracted from calf’s blood, is illegal in the US and not approved for use in Canada.
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