Criminal Group Sentenced for Illegal Steroid Supply
Six individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in supplying illegal anabolic steroids across the UK and internationally.
The organized criminal group received their sentences at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday, October 13, seven years after their illegal steroid business was discovered.
Law enforcement officials initially became aware of the operation in 2018, when they executed a warrant at a unit on Stafford Park in Telford, uncovering a laboratory for manufacturing class C drugs.
- A simultaneous warrant was executed at an address in Telford, where additional class C drugs, believed to be illegal steroids, were found along with £17,565 in cash.
- Two individuals, David Panasiuk and Jessica Panasiuk, were arrested at the scene.
An investigation revealed that the illegal business had been operating since 2012, with 'raw' steroids being imported into the UK from China.
No comment from the defendants was provided.
Author's summary: Six people sentenced for illegal steroid supply in the UK.