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April 17, 2008
Liz Monteiro
RECORD STAFF
WATERLOO REGION
A Kitchener man is to appear in court tomorrow after what RCMP describe as the biggest seizure of steroids ever in Waterloo Region.
Mounties and Waterloo Regional Police raided a house at 34 Zeffer Place near Fairway and River roads on Monday night, Staff Sgt. Don Miller of the Kitchener RCMP detachment said yesterday.
"The drugs were all over the house," Miller said.
Steroids were found packaged in cardboard boxes, some containing as many as 10,000 pills, Miller said. The drugs, which speed muscle growth and are linked to performance enhancement in bodybuilding and other sports, were also found in powder and liquid form.
Miller said he could not place a dollar value on the steroids but called the seizure "huge." Police also found counterfeit Viagra, he said.
The man who was arrested owned a storage unit and another house, where police also found steroids, Miller said.
The man allegedly made the steroids himself by "mixing chemicals," Miller said. Police were tipped off about the steroids when a private firm complained the counterfeit drugs resembled its products.
Fernando Reis, 46, is charged with trafficking in steroids and possession of steroids for the purpose of trafficking. He has been in custody since his arrest on Monday.
This was the third time in five months that police have made substantial seizures of steroids in the region. In late November, regional police seized more than 10,000 steroid pills and other drugs with an estimated street value of $60,000.
Vincent Gemmiti, 33, of Burlington was arrested outside a Waterloo home. He faces a dozen counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking steroids and other drug-related charges. Police have not alleged a connection between Reis and Gemmiti.
TheRecord.com - Local - Steroid drug raid region's largest: police
Liz Monteiro
RECORD STAFF
WATERLOO REGION
A Kitchener man is to appear in court tomorrow after what RCMP describe as the biggest seizure of steroids ever in Waterloo Region.
Mounties and Waterloo Regional Police raided a house at 34 Zeffer Place near Fairway and River roads on Monday night, Staff Sgt. Don Miller of the Kitchener RCMP detachment said yesterday.
"The drugs were all over the house," Miller said.
Steroids were found packaged in cardboard boxes, some containing as many as 10,000 pills, Miller said. The drugs, which speed muscle growth and are linked to performance enhancement in bodybuilding and other sports, were also found in powder and liquid form.
Miller said he could not place a dollar value on the steroids but called the seizure "huge." Police also found counterfeit Viagra, he said.
The man who was arrested owned a storage unit and another house, where police also found steroids, Miller said.
The man allegedly made the steroids himself by "mixing chemicals," Miller said. Police were tipped off about the steroids when a private firm complained the counterfeit drugs resembled its products.
Fernando Reis, 46, is charged with trafficking in steroids and possession of steroids for the purpose of trafficking. He has been in custody since his arrest on Monday.
This was the third time in five months that police have made substantial seizures of steroids in the region. In late November, regional police seized more than 10,000 steroid pills and other drugs with an estimated street value of $60,000.
Vincent Gemmiti, 33, of Burlington was arrested outside a Waterloo home. He faces a dozen counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking steroids and other drug-related charges. Police have not alleged a connection between Reis and Gemmiti.
TheRecord.com - Local - Steroid drug raid region's largest: police
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