A Canada Border Services Agency investigation into anabolic steroid distribution has resulted in the conviction of a Winnipeg man. Pavel Louda pleaded guilty to smuggling anabolic steroids in violation of Canada’s Customs Act. Canadian Customs had seized approximately 198 packages of steroids destined for Louda over a five year period prior to his 2009 arrest. [Read more…]
May
05
Anabolic Steroids in Spotlight of Cop-Killer Case
The Seacoastonline.com website, in its ongoing coverage of the Cullen Mutrie cop-killer case, has turned its attention to anabolic steroids. The newspaper explored the role Mutrie’s assumed use of steroids may have played in the shootout that ended the life of Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney and critically injured four police officers working with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Drug Task Force. [Read more…]
May
01
Steroid Kingpin of YMCA “Operation Bulk-Up” Investigation Pleads Guilty
The kingpin of the YMCA “Operation Bulk-Up” anabolic steroid investigation has pleaded guilty to twelve felony charges in Warren County Common Pleas Court (Ohio). Ronald Herbort pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of trafficking in drugs (anabolic steroids), two felony counts of possession of drugs (anabolic steroids) and one felony count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. [Read more…]
Apr
24
Steroid Underground Lab Busted in Manteca
Local police have accused two men of manufacturing anabolic steroids in the heart of a community east of the Bay Area in California. Manteca, a city that fashions itself as the “Family City” but whose name means “lard” according to a literal translation from Spanish, was the apparent home of a steroid-producing underground laboratory (UGL). [Read more…]
Apr
20
Lifetime Wellness Owner Pleads Guilty to Distributing Anabolic Steroids
The owner of Lifetime Wellness LLC, an anti-aging clinic in Missouri, has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy that distributed approximately 1.3 million dosage units of anabolic steroids. The retail value of the steroids and human growth hormone (hGH) sold between June 2008 and March 2010 was estimated to be approximately $1,368,519 . [Read more…]
Apr
18
Pathologist Blames Anabolic Steroids for Acute Heart Failure
A British medical examiner has concluded that the death of a 19-year man was attributable to the use of anabolic steroids purchased on the internet. Pathologist Dr Georgina Howarth blamed steroids for causing the acute heart failure that resulted in the teenager’s death. [Read more…]
Apr
17
Australian Bodybuilder Busted with Large Amount of Steroids Gets Probation
An Australian bodybuilder who was caught trying to import large quantities of anabolic steroid powder has successfully avoided prison with the use of the “bullying defense”. According to an Australian newspaper, Brenton Dowell had imported enough steroid powder to last him for 61 years. Dowell would have been able to use 1000mg/ml per week for six decades. [Read more…]
Apr
14
Was Steroid Testing Used as a Political Tool in Hackensack Police Department?
The use of anabolic steroid testing as a political tool in the Hackensack Police Department became a point of contention during the insurance fraud trial of Charles “Ken” Zisa. Zisa, the former Democratic New Jersey General Assemblyman and suspended Hackensack Police Chief, has been accused of abusing his power by engaging in a pattern of official misconduct, witness tampering and insurance fraud. [Read more…]
Apr
13
Man Behind Cop Killing Has History of Steroid Arrests
A New Hampshire man with a history of violence and steroid-related arrests has shot five police officers and killed the police chief of the small sea-coastal community of Greenland. Cullen Mutrie was arrested as recently as February for the possession of anabolic steroids according to the Gloucester Times newspaper. [Read more…]
Apr
12
Sports Doctor Anthony Galea Will Not Be Prosecuted by Canadian Authorities
Anthony Galea, a Toronto-based sports doctor, will not be prosecuted in Canada for charges related to selling performance-enhancing drugs according to the Canadian Public Prosecution Service. Galea was a sports medicine pioneer who admitted to routinely smuggling human growth hormone (hGH) and Actovegin into the United States from Canada. [Read more…]
