Operation Sledgehammer: International Pharmaceuticals busted in Europe
by Anthony Roberts
International Pharmaceuticals, one of the longest running underground steroid labs in the world, has reportedly been dismantled through a multi-jurisdicational taskforce called ???Operation Sledge Hammer. ??? The Austrian government has allegedly made 25 arrests and seized (shattered?) 3,000 kilograms of anabolic steroids and other assorted performance enhancing drugs. Included among those arrested were two German dudes who wrote a steroid book (in German) that I haven???t read and neither have you.
Although the European branch of this organization has been (allegedly) dismantled, it appears doubtful that the organization as a whole has been compromised -realistically, if the owner of the lab was not arrested, then this represents a financial setback and little more; perhaps some remailers have been compromised, and maybe end customers, but it???s unlikely that we???ll see a slew of busts related to guys buying a couple of vials worth of testosterone.
It???s not yet clear whether this has anything to do with December???s Axio busts or the alleged crackdown on sources in China.
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by Anthony Roberts
International Pharmaceuticals, one of the longest running underground steroid labs in the world, has reportedly been dismantled through a multi-jurisdicational taskforce called ???Operation Sledge Hammer. ??? The Austrian government has allegedly made 25 arrests and seized (shattered?) 3,000 kilograms of anabolic steroids and other assorted performance enhancing drugs. Included among those arrested were two German dudes who wrote a steroid book (in German) that I haven???t read and neither have you.
Although the European branch of this organization has been (allegedly) dismantled, it appears doubtful that the organization as a whole has been compromised -realistically, if the owner of the lab was not arrested, then this represents a financial setback and little more; perhaps some remailers have been compromised, and maybe end customers, but it???s unlikely that we???ll see a slew of busts related to guys buying a couple of vials worth of testosterone.
It???s not yet clear whether this has anything to do with December???s Axio busts or the alleged crackdown on sources in China.
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