The DEA sent investigative teams to check out allegations of prescription drug abuse by NFL team physicians and trainers after Sunday’s games. The investigation arose as a result of a complaint from a class action lawsuit filed by over 600 former NFL players.
According to a Washington Post report, “The inspections, which entailed bag searches and questioning of team doctors by Drug Enforcement Administration agents in cooperation with the Transportation Security Administration, were based on the suspicion that NFL teams dispense drugs illegally to keep players on the field in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, according to a senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation.
The medical staffs were part of travel parties whose teams were playing at stadiums across the country. The law enforcement official said DEA agents inspected the medical staffs of multiple teams but would not specify which ones were inspected or where.” (read more)
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