Juiced interesting read about a texas bust

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It looks like 5-Star Pharma was this guy. He pleaded guilty last month:


Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of Texas


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Harrison County Man Seeks to Pump Up Wallet Through Unlawful Distribution of Anabolic Steroids, Gets Benched by Police

MARSHALL, Texas – A 53-year-old Hallsville, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.

Tony Goss pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne.

According to information presented in court, on August 22, 2019, state and federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at 107 Community Blvd, Suite #5, Longview, Texas, which was a commercial property leased by Goss. Agents ultimately recovered approximately 5,493 pills or tablets containing anabolic steroids, approximately 4,192 grams of anabolic steroid powder and, approximately 2,960 milliliters of liquid anabolic steroids. Anabolic steroids are a Schedule III controlled substance. Goss admitted that he possessed all the anabolic steroids with the intent to distribute them for commercial profit. Goss further admitted that he was personally responsible for the distribution of, and possessed with intent to distribute, at least 176,585 dosage units of anabolic steroids, which he distributed through mass-marketing via the internet.

Goss acknowledged that he received $459,285.25 in proceeds from his sale of steroids, and that he used some of those funds to purchase seven firearms and a 2016 Ford F-350. Goss agreed to forfeit to the government all the money he received from selling steroids, as well as all property he purchased with steroid proceeds.

Under the applicable federal statutes, Goss faces up to 10 years in federal prison. The maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress is provided here for information purposes, as the sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.

This case was investigated by the Hallsville Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Noble.

Source: Harrison County Man Seeks to Pump Up Wallet Through Unlawful Distribution of Anabolic Steroids, Gets Benched by Police
 
"You literally don't know what you're getting. You don't know what you are ordering," says the DEA agent.

Uh, yeah, well did you ever stop to think for even 20 seconds whether that is because of YOU. We would love to be able just to order US pharma, buy Watson testosterone cypionate with no prescription right over the counter at CVS, but we cannot, and that is because of YOU.

So he is "protecting us" from the black market steroids that exist only because of him.
 
"You literally don't know what you're getting. You don't know what you are ordering," says the DEA agent.

Uh, yeah, well did you ever stop to think for even 20 seconds whether that is because of YOU. We would love to be able just to order US pharma, buy Watson testosterone cypionate with no prescription right over the counter at CVS, but we cannot, and that is because of YOU.

So he is "protecting us" from the black market steroids that exist only because of him.
Yep. There has never been a successful war on any drug, ever. All making them illegal does is forces their manufacture and profits into the hands of criminals and organized crime. The whole reason that the manufacture of these compounds is sketchy is because of people like this dough-head who don't realize (or care) that they're the ones creating the unsafe conditions for users in the first place.

-- War on alcohol? Fail. Led to the creation of the modern mafia.

-- War on cocaine? Fail. Led to narco traffickers who have more money and firepower than the militaries in their respective countries.

-- War on pot? Fail. Filled jails with nonviolent offenders and forever tarnished their employability... and for what?

We keep bashing our heads against the wall and hoping that it will work this time, instead of switching gears and moving to a harm-prevention model that has actually been shown to have a positive effect.

Why are we enriching criminals when we could be putting money into the economy and using the taxes to fund treatment programs?
 
@Millard what mistakes are these labs making that gets them caught? Some go on selling for years without a hitch.
Of course, some UGLs do stupid things, like using name of real pharma company or creating inebriated domestic disturbances, that bring unwanted attention to their operations. But most of the time, it's simple the use of the mail system as a regular part of their business.

You can discount a lot things the DEA says but, in most cases, I think the truth really is as simple as stated in the original news story:

He was in business for at least 8 months before showing up on the DEA’s radar, so how did he get caught?

We can track things like purchases and deliveries, shipments, that kind of thing. Dealing with this type of unusual production, it’s a little easier to follow than methamphetamine or cocaine because it flies under the radar with all the equipment and powder and liquids that have to be shipped and mailed, it’s a lot easier for us to track that way so eventually, they’re going to get caught,” explains Kennamer.
 
Yep. There has never been a successful war on any drug, ever. All making them illegal does is forces their manufacture and profits into the hands of criminals and organized crime. The whole reason that the manufacture of these compounds is sketchy is because of people like this dough-head who don't realize (or care) that they're the ones creating the unsafe conditions for users in the first place.

-- War on alcohol? Fail. Led to the creation of the modern mafia.

-- War on cocaine? Fail. Led to narco traffickers who have more money and firepower than the militaries in their respective countries.

-- War on pot? Fail. Filled jails with nonviolent offenders and forever tarnished their employability... and for what?

We keep bashing our heads against the wall and hoping that it will work this time, instead of switching gears and moving to a harm-prevention model that has actually been shown to have a positive effect.

Why are we enriching criminals when we could be putting money into the economy and using the taxes to fund treatment programs?
In California, Governor Gavin Newssolini has decided that all flavored tobacco's ie; Swisher's and Backwoods cigars, menthol cigarettes etc. will be banned, come January 1, 2021.

I see a black market about to open up for blunts. Guys will be selling Backwoods for $20 a pack alongside their weed.

Mexican mafia will probably start bringing them in also.
 
Of course, some UGLs do stupid things, like using name of real pharma company or creating inebriated domestic disturbances, that bring unwanted attention to their operations. But most of the time, it's simple the use of the mail system as a regular part of their business.

You can discount a lot things the DEA says but, in most cases, I think the truth really is as simple as stated in the original news story:
So are they tracking purchases of vials, solvents, and such? Or just the illegal components?
 
So are they tracking purchases of vials, solvents, and such? Or just the illegal components?
Of course. I don't know if that alone will trigger an investigation. But the feds will track purchases of legal equipment and supplies as part of the investigation. For an example from another steroid case:

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"You literally don't know what you're getting. You don't know what you are ordering," says the DEA agent.

Uh, yeah, well did you ever stop to think for even 20 seconds whether that is because of YOU. We would love to be able just to order US pharma, buy Watson testosterone cypionate with no prescription right over the counter at CVS, but we cannot, and that is because of YOU.

So he is "protecting us" from the black market steroids that exist only because of him.

This sort of logic is used for lots of things in this society. I'm making your life a living hell because I care about you, but at the same time I think you need to go to prison so someone can tear up your anus with a 12".

Our society is largely built on sadism, been that way ever since the puritans planted their feet on this soil, you must be cleansed of your sins and that means you have to suffer.

If cops didn't have the war on drugs the prisons would be half empty, billions they seize wouldn't be in their pockets and they wouldn't be able to trample on your right to privacy so freely, because we're all druggies and we all need to let the cops dig through our shit to keep society safe.

This guy basically screwed up and that's how he was caught. His lab should have been in some backwoods place no one visits, he should have never taken shipment of anything to his lab and should never ship in the same town as his lab. He should be in the habit of changing locations constantly, working for one year, take off a year to restock big time and then relocate and sell off tens of thousands of vials and do this over and over again. You can't let a pattern develop, you constantly have to be on the move and you don't buy fancy stuff cars, motorcycle, homes and most certainly never have firearms on you when you're source, that's automatically big time felony with lots of time.

There's a science to total privacy, it takes a lot of work and discipline to stay off the radar.
 
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