The Region - News from Aug. 26, 1985
A British weightlifter who disappeared after pleading guilty in San Diego to smuggling illegal steroids was arrested in Albuquerque, N.M. A U. S. Customs agent and U. S. marshals arrested Richard Anthony Fitton and ended a five-month search for the British power lifter. The 242-pound Fitton pleaded guilty to smuggling steroids but failed to show up for his April 10 sentencing.
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