Former high ranking federal police officer Ben McDevitt has been appointed chief of Australia's anti-doping agency, Sports Minister Peter Dutton announced on Friday.
McDevitt held high positions in the federal police and the Australian Crime Commission over a 28-year career in law enforcement.
During the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA)'s ongoing anti-doping investigations into the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Football League (AFL), Australian federal government already provided funding for ASADA to engage Federal Court Judge Garry Downes to provide assistance.
The investigation into supplements programs in the leagues has already resulted in a 1.79 million U.S. dollars fine for AFL club Essendon and an 895,000 dollars fine for NRL club Cronulla.
