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No, not me but I'm posting an article that was found in Yesterday's Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Inquiry targets sources of steroids
Package from Mexico leads to arrest
By Mark Horvit and Diane Smith
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITERS
EULESS - An intercepted package of illegal anabolic steroids from Mexico led to the arrest of a Euless man this week. The 27-year-old was arrested Wednesday after investigators say they tracked the shipment from Cancun, Mexico, through Miami to his home. It was the third shipment of steroids Charles Jeffrey Hall has received this year, according to police, who believe he planned to sell them.
Steroids with a street value of $14,500 were seized - enough to supply up to 10 people for several weeks, said Herschel Tebay, commander of the Tarrant County Narcotics Task Force. The case was cracked using what authorities called a "controlled delivery."
Inspectors with U.S. Customs and Border Protection were conducting routine checks in Miami when they discovered anabolic steroids in a package from Cancun, according to a police report. The package was to be delivered to Hall in Euless, the report states. "We knew it was going to be happening, so we let it happen and made the arrest," said Carl Rusnok, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Dallas. The package was rerouted to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, where customs officials took charge of it. It was delivered to Hall, then officials with a search warrant entered his home in the 1300 block of Bear Creek Parkway and found the opened package. It included six kinds of anabolic steroids that had apparently been shipped in a hollowed-out book, according to the police report.
Officials also found receipts indicating that two other shipments from Cancun had been made this year, the police report states. Hall told police the steroids were for his use and that of a friend, according to police. Reached by phone Thursday, a man who identified himself as Hall declined to speak with a reporter.
Hall faces six counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, according to police. An official at the Euless Jail said Hall was released Thursday on $34,000 bail. Possessing anabolic steroids without a prescription is illegal.
ANOTHER STORY IN SAME ISSUE OF PAPER. THEY ARE TRYING TO LINK THE ABOVE GUY TO HIGH SCHOOLERS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE!
Investigators are tracking several suspects in their inquiry into illegal steroid use at Colleyville Heritage High School, the head of the Tarrant County Narcotics Task Force said Thursday. Task-force members also took part in a separate steroids case this week, as a 27-year-old Euless man was arrested in connection with an illegal shipment of the drugs from Mexico.
The Euless case offers an indication of the numerous sources available for those looking to obtain anabolic steroids, said Herschel Tebay, commander of the Tarrant County Narcotics Unit. While the arrest did not arise from the Colleyville high school investigation, Tebay said the task force is looking into whether there could be any connection.
Colleyville Heritage began investigating steroid use in September after a mother notified the school that she had found steroids in her son's bedroom. After school officials questioned students, nine athletes came forward in December and admitted that they had used steroids during spring 2004.
Tebay said Thursday that investigators are looking into several suspects who could have provided steroids to students. Documents obtained from the Grapevine-Colleyville school district name a "Big Mike" as a source mentioned by students. "Several names have come up during the investigation, and there could not be said to be [only] one suspect in the supply of steroids to kids out there," Tebay said.
Investigators believe the suspects have sold steroids to both students and adults. The task force's investigation began last month, but there is some dispute as to when the organization was first notified about reports of steroid abuse at the school.
District spokeswoman Robin McClure said Colleyville Heritage's school resource officer shared information in October with the Colleyville Police Department about someone suspected of dealing steroids. Colleyville police officer Bill Hudgins said the name of a possible dealer was provided but that it was not "Big Mike." He said the information was passed along to the task force by phone.
But Tebay said no one in his organization recalls getting any information about steroid use at the high school until February, just a couple of days before the case became public. Although students came forward in December, Colleyville Heritage officials did not pass along that information to district officials until February.
Tebay said it would have helped to have all available details as quickly as possible. "It certainly would have been easier before anything had hit the newspaper," Tebay said. "But we work with what we've got."
He said Grapevine-Colleyville officials have been cooperating in the investigation. "The school's been working with the Colleyville Police Department," he said.
Tebay said the task force now has a reporting form for agencies to use when passing along information so that such communication will be documented. McClure said that although no students have admitted to using steroids since the original nine, the district's inquiry is broadening.
"The investigation has not stalled," McClure said. "We are still talking with students. Students and parents are still coming forward." Tebay declined to say whether investigators have identified anyone as being "Big Mike." Students have told district officials that they met the man at a Wendy's restaurant and other places, he usually contacted them and that his phone number constantly changed. He sold vials for $180 to $200, according to school district records. Although the narcotics task force was involved in Wednesday's arrest in Euless, Tebay said the Euless case was based on information developed separately from the high school investigation.
At the same time, he said, the anabolic steroids found were the same type as those used by students at the high school.
Inquiry targets sources of steroids
Package from Mexico leads to arrest
By Mark Horvit and Diane Smith
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITERS
EULESS - An intercepted package of illegal anabolic steroids from Mexico led to the arrest of a Euless man this week. The 27-year-old was arrested Wednesday after investigators say they tracked the shipment from Cancun, Mexico, through Miami to his home. It was the third shipment of steroids Charles Jeffrey Hall has received this year, according to police, who believe he planned to sell them.
Steroids with a street value of $14,500 were seized - enough to supply up to 10 people for several weeks, said Herschel Tebay, commander of the Tarrant County Narcotics Task Force. The case was cracked using what authorities called a "controlled delivery."
Inspectors with U.S. Customs and Border Protection were conducting routine checks in Miami when they discovered anabolic steroids in a package from Cancun, according to a police report. The package was to be delivered to Hall in Euless, the report states. "We knew it was going to be happening, so we let it happen and made the arrest," said Carl Rusnok, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Dallas. The package was rerouted to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, where customs officials took charge of it. It was delivered to Hall, then officials with a search warrant entered his home in the 1300 block of Bear Creek Parkway and found the opened package. It included six kinds of anabolic steroids that had apparently been shipped in a hollowed-out book, according to the police report.
Officials also found receipts indicating that two other shipments from Cancun had been made this year, the police report states. Hall told police the steroids were for his use and that of a friend, according to police. Reached by phone Thursday, a man who identified himself as Hall declined to speak with a reporter.
Hall faces six counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, according to police. An official at the Euless Jail said Hall was released Thursday on $34,000 bail. Possessing anabolic steroids without a prescription is illegal.
ANOTHER STORY IN SAME ISSUE OF PAPER. THEY ARE TRYING TO LINK THE ABOVE GUY TO HIGH SCHOOLERS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE!
Investigators are tracking several suspects in their inquiry into illegal steroid use at Colleyville Heritage High School, the head of the Tarrant County Narcotics Task Force said Thursday. Task-force members also took part in a separate steroids case this week, as a 27-year-old Euless man was arrested in connection with an illegal shipment of the drugs from Mexico.
The Euless case offers an indication of the numerous sources available for those looking to obtain anabolic steroids, said Herschel Tebay, commander of the Tarrant County Narcotics Unit. While the arrest did not arise from the Colleyville high school investigation, Tebay said the task force is looking into whether there could be any connection.
Colleyville Heritage began investigating steroid use in September after a mother notified the school that she had found steroids in her son's bedroom. After school officials questioned students, nine athletes came forward in December and admitted that they had used steroids during spring 2004.
Tebay said Thursday that investigators are looking into several suspects who could have provided steroids to students. Documents obtained from the Grapevine-Colleyville school district name a "Big Mike" as a source mentioned by students. "Several names have come up during the investigation, and there could not be said to be [only] one suspect in the supply of steroids to kids out there," Tebay said.
Investigators believe the suspects have sold steroids to both students and adults. The task force's investigation began last month, but there is some dispute as to when the organization was first notified about reports of steroid abuse at the school.
District spokeswoman Robin McClure said Colleyville Heritage's school resource officer shared information in October with the Colleyville Police Department about someone suspected of dealing steroids. Colleyville police officer Bill Hudgins said the name of a possible dealer was provided but that it was not "Big Mike." He said the information was passed along to the task force by phone.
But Tebay said no one in his organization recalls getting any information about steroid use at the high school until February, just a couple of days before the case became public. Although students came forward in December, Colleyville Heritage officials did not pass along that information to district officials until February.
Tebay said it would have helped to have all available details as quickly as possible. "It certainly would have been easier before anything had hit the newspaper," Tebay said. "But we work with what we've got."
He said Grapevine-Colleyville officials have been cooperating in the investigation. "The school's been working with the Colleyville Police Department," he said.
Tebay said the task force now has a reporting form for agencies to use when passing along information so that such communication will be documented. McClure said that although no students have admitted to using steroids since the original nine, the district's inquiry is broadening.
"The investigation has not stalled," McClure said. "We are still talking with students. Students and parents are still coming forward." Tebay declined to say whether investigators have identified anyone as being "Big Mike." Students have told district officials that they met the man at a Wendy's restaurant and other places, he usually contacted them and that his phone number constantly changed. He sold vials for $180 to $200, according to school district records. Although the narcotics task force was involved in Wednesday's arrest in Euless, Tebay said the Euless case was based on information developed separately from the high school investigation.
At the same time, he said, the anabolic steroids found were the same type as those used by students at the high school.
