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EDMONTON — Police have found a residential lab that produced a variety of anabolic steroids after a traffic stop triggered a weeklong investigation.
Five people have been charged.
On Aug. 24, drug and gang enforcement officers pulled over a 2009 Mercedes and found steroids, other prescription drugs worth $40,000, three cellphones, $3,800 in cash and a baton.
The Mercedes, worth $70,000, was seized.
The search led police to three addresses in Edmonton and Sherwood Park and a safety deposit box, where they seized drugs, cars, shredded documents and cash.
Overall, officers seized $240,000 in cash, $230,000 in cars — including a Lexus and two firebirds — and other property, and $250,000 in drugs, most of them anabolic steroids.
“Despite people’s opinions about steroids and the use of steroids, the distribution and sale of it is illegal in Canada,” says Inspector Greg Preston with the EPS organized crime branch. “Police officers have the legal and ethical obligation to follow through on investigations into all types of illegal activities in this community.
“What should be concerning to potential users is that it appears some of the steroids were being processed and packaged for injections in a makeshift lab in someone’s home,” Preston adds. “As in any uncontrolled laboratory, there are no guarantees on the cleanliness or contents of the product being made.”
Troy Charles Fougere, 26, was charged with 24 counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking; two counts of possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000; two counts of possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000; and one count of production.
Three other men have been charged with possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000
Five people have been charged.
On Aug. 24, drug and gang enforcement officers pulled over a 2009 Mercedes and found steroids, other prescription drugs worth $40,000, three cellphones, $3,800 in cash and a baton.
The Mercedes, worth $70,000, was seized.
The search led police to three addresses in Edmonton and Sherwood Park and a safety deposit box, where they seized drugs, cars, shredded documents and cash.
Overall, officers seized $240,000 in cash, $230,000 in cars — including a Lexus and two firebirds — and other property, and $250,000 in drugs, most of them anabolic steroids.
“Despite people’s opinions about steroids and the use of steroids, the distribution and sale of it is illegal in Canada,” says Inspector Greg Preston with the EPS organized crime branch. “Police officers have the legal and ethical obligation to follow through on investigations into all types of illegal activities in this community.
“What should be concerning to potential users is that it appears some of the steroids were being processed and packaged for injections in a makeshift lab in someone’s home,” Preston adds. “As in any uncontrolled laboratory, there are no guarantees on the cleanliness or contents of the product being made.”
Troy Charles Fougere, 26, was charged with 24 counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking; two counts of possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000; two counts of possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000; and one count of production.
Three other men have been charged with possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000
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