

The Canadian Press





BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A Niagara Region police officer has been sentenced in Buffalo, N.Y. to one year plus a day in jail.

Const. Geoff Purdie also received two years-probation for exporting anabolic steroids from Buffalo into Canada.

He was arrested in April 2012.

Immediately after sentencing, Purdie was suspended without pay.

Niagara Regional police say Purdie's future employment status will be addressed "pursuant to the discipline process according to the Police Services Act."

Niagara police chief Jeff McGuire, who was in court during sentencing, said his force will work to "restore the trust that has been damaged."