Drug Sniffing Dog Makes Steroid Bust at Mexican Border

[wolfgang187]

A drug sniffing dog was apparently responsible for a steroid bust at the Mexican border in El Paso on December 12, 2008. A United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer stopped a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer at the primary border inspection booth on the Paso del Norte Bridge in El Paso after the driver appeared unusually nervous. A drug sniffing dog named “Shadow” detected steroids carefully concealed inside the dashboard of the Trailblazer during a secondary inspection. Juan Carlos Castillo was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and held without bond in the El Paso County Jail for attempting to smuggle 150 vials of anabolic steroids into the United States (”Steroids in dashboard and pot in fuel tanks busted by agents,” December 15).

    The steroid seizure was made early Friday evening when a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer entered the downtown Paso Del Norte international crossing from Mexico. A CBP officer at the primary inspection booth noticed that the driver was nervous during a routine interview so the vehicle was selected for a secondary exam.  During the secondary inspection, CBP drug sniffing dog “Shadow” alerted to the dashboard of the vehicle. CBP officers continued their exam and discovered bundles of anabolic steroids concealed in the dashboard.  CBP officers removed a total of 150 vials of steroids from the dashboard compartment.

The steroid stash consisted of steroids manufactured in Mexico and sold under the brand names XT Labs and Astrovet Veterinarian Products. Astrovet and XT Labs are two of the many relatively new brands of anabolic steroids originating in Mexico that have replaced the void left by Operation Gear Grinder. Operation Gear Grinder temporarily disrupted the illicit United States steroid trade by shutting down eight Mexican companies that accounted for an estimated 82% of the black market steroid trade. The Operation targeted Quality Vet, Denkall and Animal Power, Laboratorios Tornel, Laboratorios Brovel, Pet’s Pharma, Syd Group and Loeffler.

[musclehedz]

Great news 

[CalvinH]

I was gonna use the money I made selling to pay off my 2002 chevy trailblazer

[240 is Back]

Shadow sounds like a rat to me.

[CalvinH]

Shadow sounds like a rat to me.

Fuckin mutt had his nose in my crotch the whole time

[Mark Kerr]

I'm sure the dog found the pot not the roids. The roids probably were found when the officers tore the blazer apart after the dog sniffed the pot.

[mass 04]

good to see "The Shadow" is doing well.

[Smokincrazy]

The dog sniffed the pot and then they found the other stuff.  They cant sniff for oil in a glass vial.   It gives off no scent

[Millard Baker]

A drug sniffing dog was apparently responsible for a steroid bust at the Mexican border in El Paso on December 12, 2008. A United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer stopped a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer at the primary border inspection booth on the Paso del Norte Bridge in El Paso after the driver appeared unusually nervous. A drug sniffing dog named “Shadow” detected steroids carefully concealed inside the dashboard of the Trailblazer during a secondary inspection. Juan Carlos Castillo was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and held without bond in the El Paso County Jail for attempting to smuggle 150 vials of anabolic steroids into the United States (”Steroids in dashboard and pot in fuel tanks busted by agents,” December 15).

    The steroid seizure was made early Friday evening when a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer entered the downtown Paso Del Norte international crossing from Mexico. A CBP officer at the primary inspection booth noticed that the driver was nervous during a routine interview so the vehicle was selected for a secondary exam.  During the secondary inspection, CBP drug sniffing dog “Shadow” alerted to the dashboard of the vehicle. CBP officers continued their exam and discovered bundles of anabolic steroids concealed in the dashboard.  CBP officers removed a total of 150 vials of steroids from the dashboard compartment.

The steroid stash consisted of steroids manufactured in Mexico and sold under the brand names XT Labs and Astrovet Veterinarian Products. Astrovet and XT Labs are two of the many relatively new brands of anabolic steroids originating in Mexico that have replaced the void left by Operation Gear Grinder. Operation Gear Grinder temporarily disrupted the illicit United States steroid trade by shutting down eight Mexican companies that accounted for an estimated 82% of the black market steroid trade. The Operation targeted Quality Vet, Denkall and Animal Power, Laboratorios Tornel, Laboratorios Brovel, Pet’s Pharma, Syd Group and Loeffler.

Is there a rule against give proper accreditation to the author of articles and the website that published them?

Seriously, I'm flattered that some feel my articles are worth sharing - and I actually encourage everyone to spread the information. But a hat tip would be nice too 

http://www.mesomorphosis.com/blog/2008/12/15/steroid-sniffing-dog-makes-steroid-bust-at-mexican-border/

[Millard Baker]

I'm sure the dog found the pot not the roids. The roids probably were found when the officers tore the blazer apart after the dog sniffed the pot.

There was no pot involved.

Of course, it is possible that the gear came in contact with pot OR that the compartment was previously used to smuggle pot and the dog hit the marijuana smell.

But sniff dogs can be trained to hit practically anything - even steroids. Law enforcement has historically not wasted money on anything so trivial. But now that steroid prosecutions and penalties have escalated, law enforcement may have a few certified steroid sniff dogs now. I think the UK has documented the use of sniff dogs to hit on steroids (although given the legal status of possession, I'm not sure why they would bother).

[Stark]

GOOOD SHIT!!!!! fuck these steroid dealing monkeys - drug free training rules

[divcom]

must have been the chilli pepper.

[disturbia]

Is there a rule against give proper accreditation to the author of articles and the website that published them?

Seriously, I'm flattered that some feel my articles are worth sharing - and I actually encourage everyone to spread the information. But a hat tip would be nice too 

http://www.mesomorphosis.com/blog/2008/12/15/steroid-sniffing-dog-makes-steroid-bust-at-mexican-border/

I cant believe someones self esteem is so low they find it necessary to point that they did an article that they probably plagiarized from 41 other websites. 

[Mark Kerr]

There was no pot involved.

Go back and read the article.

[HTexan]

Shadow is a good dog.

[Millard Baker]

Go back and read the article.

Try re-reading it more carefully.

There are two separate drug seizures discussed in the same article.

Juan Carlos Castillo --> busted for steroids (and ONLY steroids)

Einer Gerhardus Gil --> busted for pot

[Tombo]

i wonder what test smells like

[The GodFather]

I Don't believe the Border Agents worried about Steroids every Fool on this site told me they don't worry about BB Drugs.Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[LATS]

  the dog did not sniff out the steroids.. he zoned in on the pot and this gave le the ability to take the car apart.. that is where the gear was found..

[Smokincrazy]

  the dog did not sniff out the steroids.. he zoned in on the pot and this gave le the ability to take the car apart.. that is where the gear was found..

Thank you

[CalvinH]

DAMN!
There goes my pot dealer,my steroid dealer,and my pool cleaners

[Millard Baker]

  the dog did not sniff out the steroids.. he zoned in on the pot and this gave le the ability to take the car apart.. that is where the gear was found..

What pot? They didn't find pot in the Trailblazer.

[LATS]

  DRUG DOGS ARE NOT TRAINED AT SNIFFING OUT GEAR.. none.. they had to zone in on residue from previous trips if there was no pot in that particular vehicle.. a dog will not be trained to sniff out oils.. i have friends who have worked in canine and they would laugh at the idea of dogs being able to sniff out steroids..

[Millard Baker]

  DRUG DOGS ARE NOT TRAINED AT SNIFFING OUT GEAR.. none.. they had to zone in on residue from previous trips if there was no pot in that particular vehicle.. a dog will not be trained to sniff out oils.. i have friends who have worked in canine and they would laugh at the idea of dogs being able to sniff out steroids..

Two issues:

(1) Can dogs be trained to sniff steroids?

(2) Are dogs trained to sniff steroids?

[Hereford]

  the dog did not sniff out the steroids.. he zoned in on the pot and this gave le the ability to take the car apart.. that is where the gear was found..

This is it.  The dogs can't smell roids. They are all aver the pot.