The Dansbury Superior Court has accepted NPC bodybuilder “PJ” Braun into a drug education program where he will apparently learn about the evils of anabolic steroids. Braun faced three counts of possession of a controlled substance, three counts of possession of prescription legend drugs and one count of possession of narcotics. All charges will be dropped upon the successful completion of the drug education program. While it is unlikely that Braun will learn anything new about steroids, there is a good chance the he will be able to teach the instructor a thing or two about the drugs. [Read more…]
Sep
23
Steroid Charges Against Anti-Aging Clinic Lifetime Wellness
The owner of the Missouri-based anti-aging clinic Lifetime Wellness LLC and a Maryland physician were named in an indictment by the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Businessman Scott Lofquist and osteopathic doctor Rodney Baltazar are charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and four counts of aiding and abetting to distribute anabolic steroids. [Read more…]
Sep
22
Owner of Major Steroid Lab Busted in Virginia
The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Department arrested the owner of a business that allegedly produced anabolic steroids. Steven Wood has been charged with two counts related to the distribution of anabolic steroids and five counts of money laundering. The name of the business involved has not been publicly disclosed. However, it appears that Wood was operating a sizable steroid enterprise given the amount of cash involved, the number of employees working for him and the quantity of raw steroid powder seized.
Law enforcement authorities and local media have characterized this “bust” as a major clandestine steroid operation. However, it may actually be a case involving a supplement company selling prohormones and other steroidal ingredients that may be prohibited under current law. [Read more…]
Sep
19
British Police Officer Found Not Guilty on Steroid and Sexual Assault Charges
The West Yorkshire Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided to drop its case against police officer Mark Carter on charges related to the possession of anabolic steroids. Carter was expected to face trial later this year on the steroid charges. [Read more…]
Sep
16
Squirrels Teach Bodybuilders How to Use Steroids Safely
Arctic ground squirrels are clearly the “studs” of the squirrel world. They have testosterone levels that are up to two hundred times greater than other species of squirrel.
The Arctic ground squirrel hibernates for eight months during the long Arctic winter. Unlike other hibernators who use stored bodyfat as fuel during hibernation, these squirrels rely on store muscle mass to provide fuel during this period. This is due to the extreme Arctic cold that prevents the squirrels from burrowing below the permafrost meaning that they spend much of their time at temperatures as low as -23° C. [Read more…]
Sep
13
Steroid Dealer Pleads Guilty in Operation Newton
A Canadian man pleaded guilty to the possesion of anabolic steroids for the purposes of trafficking in the Ontario Court of Justice this week. Ontario Court Justice Timothy Culver sentenced Trevor Armstrong to 18 months probation and 200 hours of community service. Trevor Armstrong was one of 21 people arrested in April 2010 for their participation in an illegal drug distribution network “loosely affiliated with the bodybuilding community”. The 18-month multi-agency investigation codenamed “Project Newton” involved both steroids and recreational drugs. [Read more…]
Sep
11
Steroid Use is Skyrocketing in Australia According to the Media
The use of anabolic steroids is skyrocketing according to media reports. The claims seem to be based on two sources: customs seizures data and interviews with personal trainers at gyms in Australia.
Government statistics show a dramatic increase in the number of seizures made by customs in the most recent year. The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service announced that it had made 2695 seizures involving anabolic steroids and human growth hormone as of July 2010. This figure represents a 155 percent increase over the 1054 seizures made in the corresponding period last year. [Read more…]
Sep
10
Sheriff Accused of Ignoring Steroid Use by Deputy Charged with Murder
The estate of Jennifer Louise Agee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her ex-husband Jonathan Agee in Roanoke Circuit Court. Jonathan Agee was a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy up until the Memorial Day incident that took the life of Jennifer Agee. The sheriff’s deputy confronted Jennifer Agee, took an assault rifle from his Franklin County police cruiser and fired five shots at close range in a Roanoke parking lot as her daughter watched last Memorial Day. Jennifer Agee was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly thereafter.
Police have previously pointed the finger at anabolic steroids as the culprit in the murder. Investigators found two vials of steroids, including one vial of testosterone cypionate, at Agee’s home and noted that Agee had “gotten much bigger” in the weeks leading up to the violence. [Read more…]
Sep
08
“Key Player” in Clandestine Steroid Lab Arrested in the Houston Area
A “key player” in a Houston area anabolic steroid distribution ring was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Houston Police Department’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas drug squad and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Matthew Emilio Montano was charged with felony Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Anabolic Steroids). [Read more…]
Sep
07
High School Volleyball Coach Arrested for Selling Steroids to Students
Police arrested a high school volleyball coach for selling anabolic steroids after a three-month joint investigation by the Friendswood Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Timothy Todd Porter was arrested along with his two roommates during a raid of his home. Porter taught astronomy and physics in addition to coaching volleyball at Clear Springs High School in League City (Texas). He had been employed by the Clear Creek Independent School District for 22 years. [Read more…]
