The authors of the popular German-language steroid handbook entitled “Anabole Steroide – Das Schwarze Buch” (“Anabolic Steroids – The Black Book”) were recently arrested in connection with an underground steroid lab in Europe known as International Pharmaceuticals. This is a completely separate and distinct operation from the UGL operating in China under the same name.
The authors of “The Black Book” were identified by the Austrian Federal Criminal Office (BK) as German citizen “Lothar K” and Austrian citizen “Paul R.”. Together with “Thomas St”, the trio allegedly operated and distributed anabolic steroids worldwide under the IP-Europe label for almost two decades.
The IP-Europe bust was part of the Austrian-led “Operation Sledge-Hammer” that dismantled and seized a network of steroid distribution that involved the seizure of 2,000 kilogram of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs and an estimated 6 million dosage units. The 15-month undercover investigation resulted in the arrests of approximately 25 people in Germany and Austria.
Authorities were able to severely disrupt the flow of performance-enhancing drugs in the European Union with the large-scale seizure. However, they were unable to shutdown the companies in Eastern Europe and Asia responsible for manufacturing the steroid products.
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