Taree tradie Nathan Osgood faces Forster court pleading guilty to testosterone drug charge

A tradie has been warned “quick results often come at a cost” and slapped with a drug conviction after he was caught with bottles of testosterone. Here’s what happened in court.

Nathan Osgood outside Forster Local Court on March 27.

A Mid-North Coast tradie has been warned “quick results quite often come at a cost” and slapped with a criminal conviction after he was caught with bottles of testosterone.

Nathan Osgood pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited drug – the male hormone – when he faced Magistrate Allison Hawkins at Forster Local Court on Wednesday.

The 36-year-old man told the court “I use it personally for the gym” and he did not have a prescription.

Nathan Osgood at Forster Local Court on March 27. He copped a conviction after being caught with bottles of testosterone.

The tattooed tradie, who largely works in concreting sector was found with six bottles of the substance referred to in court documents as performance enhancing drugs (testosterone enanthate and sustanon). The total weight was 42.2 grams.

The bottles were found when police went to a Forster house to investigate a domestic violence incident on December 20 last year, court documents state.

Osgood was “compliant” and assisted with police inquiries. He told officers he used testosterone to assist in muscle growth.

Ms Hawkins asked if Osgood was aware of the medication’s harmful side effects when used improperly.

Osgood told the magistrate he had “changed minds” about using since he was charged.

He was convicted and fined $400.