Drug-addled descent of bodybuildingâs ânext big thingâ He was once the ânext big thingâ in Australian bodybuilding, but now have to do all his flexing within the walls of a prison.
Crime by Kay Dibben
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Subscriber only A former professional bodybuilder and his business partner in the wholesale supply of MDMA to a large drug syndicate, have each been jailed for more than seven years for trafficking. Ben Alexander Townson, who has competed in Australian championship bodybuilding, and Ryan Sean Givney also bought large amounts of cocaine and cannabis from the drug syndicate. Townson, 31, pleaded guilty on Thursday in the Supreme Court in Brisbane to drug trafficking and four other drug-related charges.