PALM CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — A professional bodybuilder and Instagram influencer from Canada is accused of receiving steroids illegally through the mail in Martin County.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office arrested 30-year-old Melissa Kate Bumstead of Palm City.
According to the arrest report, agents with Customs and Border Protection seized a package, mailed from Canada and destined for Palm City, at a facility in Memphis on Sep. 1. The manifest for the package said it contained vitamins, massage oil, and a T-shirt. A search of the package, however, revealed multiple vials and packages of factory-sealed and labeled steroids and other medication.
Homeland Security Investigations became involved and worked with the Martin County Sheriff's Office to set up a controlled delivery to a home in Palm City where Bumstead lived.
On Friday, Sept. 10, the sheriff's office said Bumstead opened the package after a detective delivered it to her home. Minutes later, investigators served a warrant to search the home
According to the arrest report, deputies recovered the controlled substances, which included Testosterone Propionate, Drostanolone Propionate, Trenbolone Acetate, Oxandrolone, Mesterolone, and Stanzolol.
Authorities said Bumstead had powder on her hands which indicated she opened the package.
Bumstead faces six counts of possession of a controlled substance without a valid prescription.
https://cbs12.com/news/local/profess...eroids-in-mail
The Martin County Sheriff's Office arrested 30-year-old Melissa Kate Bumstead of Palm City.
According to the arrest report, agents with Customs and Border Protection seized a package, mailed from Canada and destined for Palm City, at a facility in Memphis on Sep. 1. The manifest for the package said it contained vitamins, massage oil, and a T-shirt. A search of the package, however, revealed multiple vials and packages of factory-sealed and labeled steroids and other medication.
Homeland Security Investigations became involved and worked with the Martin County Sheriff's Office to set up a controlled delivery to a home in Palm City where Bumstead lived.
On Friday, Sept. 10, the sheriff's office said Bumstead opened the package after a detective delivered it to her home. Minutes later, investigators served a warrant to search the home
According to the arrest report, deputies recovered the controlled substances, which included Testosterone Propionate, Drostanolone Propionate, Trenbolone Acetate, Oxandrolone, Mesterolone, and Stanzolol.
Authorities said Bumstead had powder on her hands which indicated she opened the package.
Bumstead faces six counts of possession of a controlled substance without a valid prescription.
https://cbs12.com/news/local/profess...eroids-in-mail
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