Blair Loveday fronts court over serious drug charges

A Melbourne-based international bodybuilding champ is in custody accused of dealing in roids, testosterone, MDMA and coke.

Blair Loveday fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court charged with trafficking drugs including cocaine, MDMA, steroids and testosterone and ketamine.

A Melbourne bodybuilder accused of running a major drug and roid racket has been remanded in custody until mid March.

Blair Loveday, 55, briefly fronted Melbourne Magistrates’ Court via a prison link on Tuesday charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of MDMA, cocaine, ketamine and prescription drugs.

Mr Loveday, who competed at international level, was allegedly caught at his Melbourne apartment with various drugs and cash on August 2, 2024.

Police is also accusing Mr Loveday, a former World Fitness Federation competitor, of trafficking testosterone and anabolic steroids.

Investigators allegedly caught him with $9050 cash and a silver Breitling watch suspected of being the proceeds of crime.

Melbourne bodybuilder Blair Loveday has been remanded in custody to reappear in March.

His lawyer Theo Magazis’ application to cross examine a witness which was unopposed by the prosecution was granted on Tuesday.

Mr Loveday was remanded back in custody to appear on March 17.

He was also allegedly caught with material used to deal drugs including a powder press, vial crimps, a heat gun and heat sealer, glass vials and beakers, labelling machine and printed labels, a funnel and scales.

Melbourne Divisional Response Unit police also suspect Mr Loveday imported a marketable quantity of cocaine via Melbourne Airport on June 20 this year.