Vegas Bust..

[Bouncer]

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) -- A man living in Henderson has been arrested for distributing steroids through the U.S. Mail.

Henderson police say they've arrested Valerio Moscariello, a Canadian national. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.

Authorities say the investigation is continuing.

Last month, Henderson detectives received information from the United States Postal Inspector a person distributing steroids nationwide through the mail.

A month-long investigation between Henderson Narcotics Officers, DEA Agents and the U.S. Postal Inspector's Office resulted in obtaining a search warrant for a home in Henderson.

On June third, police raided the home and seized $10,000 in packaged steroids, $17,000 in cash, a 2003 H-2 Hummer SUV, and various other assets.

[buccaneer19]

damn, aint that some shit

[beefcake]

a 2003 H-2 Hummer SUV

Sounds like a trade from cutler. LOL.

[Shibby]

Well at least one of these busts didn't have rec drugs with them. But who knows what will come of this bust.

[joe bigboy]

Damn....

[Bouncer]

more..

By FRANK CURRERI
REVIEW-JOURNAL

An elite professional bodybuilder was arrested last week after authorities seized what they described as an estimated $100,000-plus worth of illicit steroids and human growth hormone from his Henderson home.

Valerio Moscariello, 32, was nabbed last Friday after a monthlong probe that caught him mailing large packages of steroids and HGH across the country, said Henderson police spokesman Todd Rasmussen.

"This isn't just a guy selling steroids," Rasmussen said of Moscariello, who is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. "He was a big player in nationwide distribution."

A tip received last month sparked the probe and investigators believe the steroids were coming in from China and Europe, Rasmussen said.

Moscariello is a chiseled, welterweight bodybuilder and former national runner-up in his native Canada. He drove by his home last Friday, noticed police conducting a raid inside, and tried to speed off in a 2003 H2 Hummer sport utility vehicle. An officer pulled him over, and brought him inside the home for questioning, according to a police report.

"Moscariello stated that for approximately the last two years he has been selling steroids locally here in Las Vegas and Henderson as well as various other locations in the United States," a police officer wrote in an arrest report filed in Henderson Justice Court. "Moscariello stated that the proceeds from selling the steroids has been his sole source of income and that he had recently placed an order of $4,000 for 20 boxes of steroids."

Police say Moscariello also admitted to shipping roughly two packages a week and that the least expensive method of shipping was through the mail.

Moscariello, a Canadian national, was booked into the Henderson Jail.

[Primal Instinct]

Under the RICO Act, the Feds took possession of his SUV, cash, bank accounts and probably his home too. To save a buck he goes with the USPS...WTF? Hadn't he ever heard of Postal Inspectors before? If all of that is not bad enough, just wait until the IRS researches his undeclared finances for the last few years...this guy is toast.

[POLYDINATOS]

I wonder what they are going to do with all the siezed AAS?

[Bouncer]

I wonder what they are going to do with all the siezed AAS?

keep them as evidence in some lock box.

[Primal Instinct]

keep them as evidence in some lock box.

Stuff like that also comes in handy to hang onto after a conviction for picture propaganda purposes sometimes in the "War on Drugs." You might see a bust on TV and they'll (LE) show an absolute shitload of stuff just for the wow effect. That doesn't mean that that's the SAME confiscated stuff, just that it's confiscated steroids.

[Pumpdogg]

That sucks for him, and to think that I know sooo many cops on juice right now... I guess it is ok for them?

PD

[imonboardtoo]

Fuck. Can anybody tell me why the flavor of the day is AAS? Leave me and my shit alone!

[Primal Instinct]

Fuck. Can anybody tell me why the flavor of the day is AAS? Leave me and my shit alone!

It's because it's one of the few nonpartisan issues in Congress when they need a common evil to show that they are actually doing something for their citizens. It's great press to be able to say to constituents that they are fighting to protect your children against illicit drugs such as "rampant steroid use" during a reelection campaign AND no one in Pharma (MAJOR campaign contributor lobbyists in Congress) gets a black eye and loses money from it. It also serves to escalate the often overinflated concerns for terror/crime in our neighborhoods and is used to justify a push for higher police investigative and prosecutorial powers over the citizenry (even if contrary to our US Constitution), such as to be found in the Patriot Act. Does it make more sense now?

[YYZgeddylee]

He was quite flagrant on the boards
and in person promoting his brand.

[Bouncer]

He was quite flagrant on the boards
and in person promoting his brand.

got greedy i guess.