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Law student accused of steroid distribution
Source: KRQE News 13
Watch Report
Police say they witnessed Olona pick-up packages a this post office before meeting with Benavidez.
ALBUQUERQUE -- Police are investigating two Albuquerque men in connection with an operation that they believe was shipping large amounts anabolic steroids from New Mexico to customers all over the country.
Neither man has been arrested yet, but the case will go before a grand jury next month. Investigators hope charges will be filed after that.
For the second time in two years, 26-year-old Mario Benavidas has been linked to illegal steroid selling.
News 13 has obtained police documents that detail Benavidas alleged past and current operations.
He's currently on probation for distribution charges out of Socorro County, but just days before that sentence came down, the University of New Mexico law student was investigated again--this time in Albuquerque.
In October, police received a tip that two men may be conducting illegal drug activity through the mail, prompting narcotics detectives and the postal inspector to stake-out a Westside post office.
During their surveillance, 25-year-old Dominic Olona was seen picking-up packages that officer believe contained drug shipments. Officers followed Olona to a restaurant parking lot on the Westside where Olona allegedly met up with Benavidez. Police say they witnessed the two men talking and exchanging packages.
Police confronted both men and obtained search warrant for their vehicles, in which they found hundreds of vials of animal and human steroids.
Based on additional evidence, police say they believe the two men were running an online steroid business, supplying hundreds of people all over the country.
Investigators say the shipments came and went from Texas, California, Tennessee, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
KRQE News 13 attempted to contact Benavidez’s attorney for comment, but he didn't return any calls. Neither Benavidez nor Olona answered the door at their homes when KRQE News 13 attempted to seek comment.
Neither man has been arrested yet, but the case is going before a grand jury next month.
**broken link removed**
Law student accused of steroid distribution
Source: KRQE News 13
Watch Report
Police say they witnessed Olona pick-up packages a this post office before meeting with Benavidez.
ALBUQUERQUE -- Police are investigating two Albuquerque men in connection with an operation that they believe was shipping large amounts anabolic steroids from New Mexico to customers all over the country.
Neither man has been arrested yet, but the case will go before a grand jury next month. Investigators hope charges will be filed after that.
For the second time in two years, 26-year-old Mario Benavidas has been linked to illegal steroid selling.
News 13 has obtained police documents that detail Benavidas alleged past and current operations.
He's currently on probation for distribution charges out of Socorro County, but just days before that sentence came down, the University of New Mexico law student was investigated again--this time in Albuquerque.
In October, police received a tip that two men may be conducting illegal drug activity through the mail, prompting narcotics detectives and the postal inspector to stake-out a Westside post office.
During their surveillance, 25-year-old Dominic Olona was seen picking-up packages that officer believe contained drug shipments. Officers followed Olona to a restaurant parking lot on the Westside where Olona allegedly met up with Benavidez. Police say they witnessed the two men talking and exchanging packages.
Police confronted both men and obtained search warrant for their vehicles, in which they found hundreds of vials of animal and human steroids.
Based on additional evidence, police say they believe the two men were running an online steroid business, supplying hundreds of people all over the country.
Investigators say the shipments came and went from Texas, California, Tennessee, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
KRQE News 13 attempted to contact Benavidez’s attorney for comment, but he didn't return any calls. Neither Benavidez nor Olona answered the door at their homes when KRQE News 13 attempted to seek comment.
Neither man has been arrested yet, but the case is going before a grand jury next month.