The remailers for Lexx Labs helped federal investigators build a case against the New York-based underground steroid laboratory according to the Omaha World-Herald newspaper. Christopher Bowers, Ryan Bowers, Bernard Venditte and Jeanine Rowe were each charged with conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids. Their cooperation led to the arrest and indictment of Nicholas Cangiano, the owner of Lexx Labs, on May 21, 2012.
The four Omaha-area residents were responsible for receiving steroid shipments from Cangiano. They were caught in possession of a total of 4,430 vials of injectable steroids. Each vial contained the standard 10 milliliter solution of steroids. The vials were labeled with the name of the underground lab (UGL) Lexx Labs. This included Sustanon-300, Nandro-100, Masteron-100 and Deca-300. They were also found in possession of 3,763 grams or 8.3 pounds of raw steroid powder.
Even though Cangiano had been publicly linked to anabolic steroid distribution of a few steroid forums for over a year, he had seemingly escaped detection by authorities. Cangiano was allegedly responsible for importing raw steroid powders from China and converting them into finished steroid products. UGLs are typically caught when international shipments from China are intercepted by customs agents for the Department of Homeland Security. However, Cangiano was busted as a result of the interception of two domestic packages shipped to one of his Nebraska-based remailers.
A suspicious United States Postal Service inspector noticed something unusual about two packages that were address to Christopher Bowers home address. The Express Mail packages had tracking numbers with consecutive numbers yet they were mailed from two different post offices in New York. In addition, the listed return addresses were for bogus business with nonexistent street addresses. The postal inspector concluded that this was indicative of a drug delivery.
Christopher Bowers was caught as a result. As is often the case, the bust did not end with Bowers. Bowers reportedly implicated his nephew when he was interrogated. Police questioned Ryan Bowers as a result. And Ryan Bowers told police that he was recruited by Venditte. All four Nebraskan co-conspirators then helped authorities build a case against Cangiano.
The steroid remailers face a maximum of 20 years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine although they will likely receive a greatly reduced sentence due to their cooperation and lack of criminal records.
Source:
Womack, S. (September 14, 2012). Big steroid ring bust in Omaha. Retrieved from http://www.omaha.com/article/20120913/NEWS/709149921/0
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