Police investigators seized dozens of patient records and file folders labeled NFL and CFL from the clinic of Canadian sports doctor Anthony Galea, according to court documents obtained by TSN on Monday.
Investigators also netted a black daytimer filled with "football dates," according the documents, which list items seized during a raid on the Toronto clinic on October 15. The contents of the daytimer and file folders were not included.
Dr. Galea, who has treated numerous star athletes including golfer Tiger Woods and New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, faces numerous drug- and smuggling-related charges in Canada and the United States. None of the charges have been proven.
The documents indicate that the search warrant also gained access to 42 patient medical files and a laundry list of drugs, including Actovegin, a banned substance in Canada that is a derivative of calf's blood, as well as Nutropin, or human growth hormone. Dozens of the seized ampoules were marked in Russian and German characters.
Separate investigations in both countries began after Dr. Galea's assistant, Mary Anne Catalano, was stopped trying to cross into the United States in September carrying human growth hormone and other drugs. She is expected to take a plea deal Thursday in federal court in Buffalo.