Steroid Crime Gang Busted: Millions in Assets Targeted by NCA
Four men linked to a massive illegal steroid empire were jailed in 2019, with sentences ranging from 17 months to six years. Jacob Sporon-Fiedler, Nathan Selcon, Gurjaipal Dhillon, and Alexander MacGregor masterminded a scheme importing banned anabolic steroids from India into the UK and Europe.
From India to UK: The Steroid Smuggling Network
The National Crime Agency (NCA) launched its investigation in 2014 after seizing steroids headed to Belfast. The trail led to Sporon-Fiedler, CEO of Alpha Pharma in India, who ran a criminal network shipping dozens of unlicensed steroid shipments into Europe. Nathan Selcon from Maidenhead distributed these drugs on the UK black market, targeting bodybuilders and fitness fans.
Selcon teamed up with Alexander MacGregor (also from Maidenhead) and Mohammed Afzal of Slough. Together, they ran a secret steroid lab that converted raw powder into injectable vials under their own brand.
Gurjaipal Dhillon, from Southall, west London, acted as a fixer arranging imports for Sporon-Fiedler. The NCA uncovered around 42 tonnes of illegal steroid shipments tied to the group.
Lavish Lifestyle Under Threat: £1.16m Pay-Up or More Jail
After conviction, NCA investigators launched a crackdown on the gang’s assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). MacGregor faced the largest confiscation order at the Old Bailey on 16 November: pay £1.16 million in three months or serve an extra seven years behind bars, while still liable for the cash.
Assets seized include bank accounts, share portfolios, a Porsche 911 GT3 sports car, Ferrari 458, Mercedes G Wagon, two Beretta shotguns, and high-end Rolex and Audemars Piguet watches.
Ringleader Sporon-Fiedler has been ordered to hand over £700,000+. Nathan Selcon has paid £3,300 so far. Dhillon must cough up £167,000 or face five more years in jail. A confiscation hearing for Afzal is scheduled for February.
NCA Vows to Hunt Down Every Penny
“These men were part of an organised crime group involved in a multi-million-pound global enterprise to manufacture and supply banned anabolic steroids,” said NCA Regional Head of Investigation Rob Burgess. “The confiscation orders obtained so far in this case are the results of painstaking work undertaken by NCA investigators over several years. It demonstrates our determination to go after criminal profits and prevent organised criminals from benefiting financially from their criminality.”
