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A former Edmonton Police Service constable who pleaded guilty to selling steroids to other officers has been fined and will serve 18 months probation and complete 240 hours of community service as punishment.

Provincial Court Judge Raymond Bodnarek handed down his sentence to Darren French on Wednesday.

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French, a 25-year veteran of the police force, pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in a controlled substance, consisting of Stanozolol and Methyl-1-Testosterone, in June of this year.

On Wednesday, French was ordered to pay a $1,500 fine as part of a sentence that includes probation and community service. French’s lawyer had argued for a conditional discharge, but Bodnarek agreed with the sentence suggested by the Crown.

As part of his probation, French is prohibited from using or possessing any controlled substances unless he has a prescription. He is also banned from possession of weapons for the duration of his probation, and is subject to a mandatory weapons prohibition order that applies in certain criminal convictions that will prevent him from possessing any weapon for 10 years, and a lifetime ban on prohibited and restricted weapons.