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).
Christopher Weise and David Brandow were arrested when the Manteca Police Department Street Crimes Unit (SCU) conducted a “probation search”. Weise was a convicted felon on probation status at the time of the raid. Manteca Police found anabolic steroids and steroid paraphernalia along with assorted weapons.
The SCU team seized two pounds of raw steroid powder shipped from Hong Kong, homebrew steroid conversion recipes, multiple empty glass vials, safety seals, holographic labels, rubber stoppers, crimp caps, syringes and empty gelatin capsules. The paraphernalia was used to convert the steroid powder into injectable steroids that were to be sold in 5 milliliter vials according to a spokesman for the Manteca Police Department.. The name of the UGL was not released by police investigators.
The United States Postal Inspection Office also assisted with the investigation. The agency presumably tipped off the police about an incoming package containing steroids.
Weise and Brandow were charged with the alleged production and the possession for distribution of steroids. Weise faced the additional charge of being a felon in possession of weapons. Police seized a semi-automatic rifle, hundreds of rounds of 9mm, .22, .223 and .45 caliber ammunition.
The duo was also implicated in the manufacture of Cialis and Viagra capsules. “The Record” newspaper concluded that these erectile dysfunction and sexual enhancement drugs were sold to steroid-using customers to “counteract the testosterone-draining effects steroids have on the body”.
SCU Detective Paul Carmona told the media that the steroid investigation is ongoing as the department examines the contents of a hard drive from a laptop computer seized during the search.
Source:
Kahl, G. (April 18, 2012). Police seize stash of steroid making supplies, $7,000 plus weapon, ammo. Retrieved from http://www.mantecabulletin.com/section/29/article/40153/
The Record. (April 20, 2012). Manteca pair jailed after steroid operation uncovered. Retrieved from http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120420/A_NEWS/120429996
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