Feds arrest West Charlotte man for manufacturing anabolic steroids

[mugzy]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — According to court records reviewed by Eyewitness News, investigators from the Drug Enforcement Agency's Charlotte field office obtained information Thursday about suspicious shipments sent from a Florida laboratory company to an apartment off Tacoma Street in West Charlotte. The shipments were sent to "Zifcak,", according to records.

DEA agents went to the apartment on Friday afternoon, and Alexander Zifcak answered the door. During a sweep of the property, investigators found two large beakers and 50 small glass vials full of a yellow liquid believed to be anabolic steroids, according to court filings. Investigators said the vials were capped for use with a syringe.

DEA agents also found a large crate believed to contain a pill press for the manufacture of controlled substances, according to court records.

Authorities arrested Zifcak Friday and charged him with manufacturing and possession with intent to distribute a schedule III controlled substance.

 

[woodswise]

Crap. This means they are tracking people who are buying laboratory supplies, and using that to get search warrants . . .

I wonder if the lab supply companies are cooperating voluntarily or under some sort of a legal requirement.

 

[enjoy_tren]

The question is what the package contained and what made the feds label it as "suspicious"

 

[IronCore]

Crap. This means they are tracking people who are buying laboratory supplies, and using that to get search warrants . . .I wonder if the lab supply companies are cooperating voluntarily or under some sort of a legal requirement.

Yes. They have been doing that for years. And yes. They cooperate when a warrant is involved.

 

[FlyingDragon]

I believe we are misreading this, his local DEA office was notified which tells me UPS narked on this person, not the lab company. If this was traced through the lab company, their local DEA would have been the lead on this.....

 

[woodswise]

I believe we are misreading this, his local DEA office was notified which tells me UPS narked on this person, not the lab company. If this was traced through the lab company, their local DEA would have been the lead on this.....

Yet another good reason to have your stuff delivered by USPS.

 

[RAIDEN]

Anyone know lab name?

 

[Regulator]

So was it the pill press that got him on the radar or the beakers?

 

[schultz1]

Pill press.........interesting.

 

[Warhead14]

Sounds to me like he just made his own personal stuff. 50 vials? If not, it was probably the pill press. Those are definitely tracked.

 

[FlyingDragon]

There is a huge amount of paperwork involved when buying a pill press, I seriously doubt the pill press was purchased from anyone within the US. Most likely it came from China in different parts to avoid any issues at customs....

 

[IronCore]

maybe it was that shit bag DeadWeight...