Steroid Bust in Austin Texas - Timothy Bruner and Ryan Rowland in trouble

[njflex]

Joe Bucci was a very good bodybuilder.

HE WAS MAN,KNOWN FOR THOSE SICK BI PEAKS,,MUSCLE FITNESS USED HIM A LOT THEN.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Useless ass politicians and ' law enforcement ' officials keeping the diluted masses distracted with bullshit while the real problems go unnoticed. Jackasses really made the streets of Austin so much safer  congrats guys job well done. 

[Archer77]

there is a reason why they bust steroid entrepreneurs and not mexicans hauling 500 lbs of cocaine ,

I doubt this is the type of police officer cigar stealing gentle giants are going to attack.

[oldtimer1]

Serious question for steroid users. Do you ever fear your door being kicked in by law enforcement in the middle of the night with a warrant for your syringes,vials and pills? Maybe you feel your personal use isn't on the law enforcement radar but imagine if your dealer keeps tabs on his customers in his computer file and you turn up as a regular for years.

[WannaBePro]

The U.S. Department of Justice says officers have arrested 22 people in Austin, Round Rock and Leander in a suspected steroid distribution ring. Investigators say the ring leaders are 54-year old Timothy Bruner of Leander and 23-year-old Ryan Rowland of Round Rock. Those two and four others face federal charges of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. The DOJ says since January 2014, the suspects conspired to distribute more than 1,000 dosage units of steroids in tablet form (Anavar and Winstrol) and over 200 10cc vials of steroids in liquid form (Testosterone, Deca Durabolin and Trenbolone). They face 20 years in prison if convicted. The other 16 face state charges.

All of the steroids that were distributed are used to help enhance muscle growth, said Greg Thrash, the resident agent in charge of the Austin Drug Enforcement Agency office in Austin. “The steroid culture is extremely pervasive in Austin,” he said. Sales of illegal steroids for bodybuilding are also a problem in many other parts of the country, he said

OH NO! Not muscle growth! How will society go on when people decide to grow bigger muscles with the help of chemicals? THINK OF THE CHILDREN! 

[The Wizard of Truth]

Youd get a slap on the wrist for that in ireland

[DroppingPlates]

20 years in prison, what a waste of government money..

[Ronnie Rep]

The War on Drugs!

[WalterWhite]

Useless ass politicians and ' law enforcement ' officials keeping the diluted masses distracted with bullshit while the real problems go unnoticed. Jackasses really made the streets of Austin so much safer   congrats guys job well done.  

Exactly and be sure to do a press release so all citizens feel safer knowing there are less hormones on the street!  Meanwhile heroin is pouring into the country unabated.

[Deacon Jeschin]

The tumbleweed pigs are a few years late to bust the very fertile, yet unintelligible former swine Coleman.....

[Lustral]

Youd get a slap on the wrist for that in ireland

Not even. It isn't a police matter, it is for the medicines board (renamed now I think)

Moreover an arrestable offence here is one with a maximum prison sentence of 5 years or more. Steroids do not carry this penalty as they are not controlled drugs here (you are basically in same bracket as selling viagra, solpadol or valium unlicensed). If stopped bring this up. They will ignore it but after saying no comment to every question they throw at you you will walk free and get and juice seized back.

[Lustral]

Just as the Bail Act 1997 created a distinction between serious and non-serious offences, the Criminal Law Act 1997 abolished the distinction between a felony and misdemeanour and created the arrestable/non-arrestable distinction. The Act defines an arrestable offence as an offence for which a person could be punished by imprisonment for 5 years or more, similar to the definition of a serious offence mentioned above.

This distinction holds great importance for the Gardaí. Section 4 of the Criminal Law Act 1997 allows a Garda to arrest without warrant any person whom the Garda, with reasonable cause, believes to be guilty of committing or having committed an arrestable offence.

Any person arrested for such an arrestable offence (without a warrant) can be detained in a Garda station for a maximum period of 12 hours for questioning before being charged with an offence or being released. Also, if you remain silent when questioned by Gardaí in certain circumstances, inferences can be drawn from your silence in any proceedings against you for an arrestable offence. Further information on your right to silence is available here.

[Wolfox]

Shit, I bet at least a couple of the cops making the arrests have used steroids.

And 22 people arrested yet only 1000 tabs? Wtf...

[Lustral]

Shit, I bet at least a couple of the cops making the arrests have used steroids.

And 22 people arrested yet only 1000 tabs? Wtf...

They treat a dbol same as an e tab.... Basically ignoring logic and reason.

[BB]

Shit, I bet at least a couple of the cops making the arrests have used steroids.

And 22 people arrested yet only 1000 tabs? Wtf...

You are correct sir -

"A local power lifting champ and a Williamson County lawman are among 22 people caught up in a steroid investigation. Some of the main players allegedly involved in this case are in federal court on the 16th. Investigators say this large bust began with a small tip to the Cedar Park Police Department.

Officials with the Williamson County Pct. 2 Constable's office confirm Friday afternoon that Deputy Don Zachary is currently suspended with pay. Zachary was hired last year after spending more than a decade with the county sheriff's office.

Zachary's name is the most prominent of the 22 people caught up in what federal agents dubbed "Operation Blue Juice".

According to court documents Zachary illegally obtained steroids from Tim Bruner, a professional power lifter.

Bruner didn't want to do an on camera interview but off camera he did deny doing anything illegal. Despite his denials, a criminal complaint spelled out how investigators tracked Bruner for the past several months.

Cellphone text messages allegedly setting up deals were intercepted and detectives also claim they watched Bruner make deliveries. One allegedly took place outside of an Austin Gold's Gym.

As the investigation continued more people in the Austin area were identified as targets. That's how Ryan Robert Rowland ended up being accused of heading up another steroid ring.

According to court records, the parking lot in front of the Main Event Entertainment Center was one of several locations in the Austin area that investigators say deals were made and steroids were delivered.

Rowland and Bruner are among six people facing federal charges. Along with Don Zachary, the other three include; Ronald Amrion Butsch, Preston Tolliver Damron and Timothy John Moore

16 others are facing state charges in Travis County and Williamson County. Court documents were still being processed as of late Friday. The investigation remains on going and more federal action may come later next week. ".


The title of the police op, makes it seem that they might of been looking at cops using, and snared the rest.