Drugs in sport report justified: ACC

The controversial drugs in sport report has been vindicated by record seizures of performance enhancing drugs, Australia's crime fighters say.

And the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) says since the release of its drugs in sport report, imports into Australia have dropped.

The ACC was criticised for a lack of specifics when it released its drugs in sport report in February.

Many clubs and individuals complained all sportspeople were tainted by the report finding that performance enhancing drugs in sport were widespread and linked with organised crime.

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But Justice Minister Jason Clare says fresh figures released on Monday in the ACC's illicit drugs report show the sport report was justified.

"When the (drugs in sport) report was released earlier this year we made the point that there had been something like a 200 per cent increase in the importation of some performance and image enhancing drugs," he told reporters in Sydney.

"Interestingly, in the last few months we have seen a drop in importations, which shows the impact of the release of that report only a few months ago."

The comments came as six rugby league players were banned for two years for drug use.

The players in lower grade Queensland league ranks all tested positive to the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine.

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