State police: two-year investigation breaks drug ring

[JackBNimble]

Dateline Alabama | APN
State police: two-year investigation breaks drug ring



The Associated Press

March 10, 2005



A two-year investigation broke a ring that counterfeited steroids and impotence drugs and sold them by mail. A Houma man, his son and a woman were arrested, state police said Thursday.

Agents who arrested Eddie Matherne, 50, found a makeshift drug laboratory, including a pill press, on the second floor of his apartment, Trooper Matt Trahan said.

He said they also found nearly 20,000 steroid pills and capsules, 2,400 of a drug which boosts the body's testosterone production, and 4,400 pills and capsules of a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction.

The pills and capsules counterfeited at least seven brand-name drugs, Trahan said.

He said investigators also found 11 large bottles or containers of drug ingredients, 15.2 pounds of an unknown substance, 727 small bottles of liquid steroids, 4,300 unmarked pills and an unknown number of pills thought to be tranquilizers, which are being tested.

Matherne, his son, Todd Matherne, 24, and Celeste Gautreaux, 24, were booked Monday with illegally making drugs and possessing drugs with intent to distribute them, Trahan said.

The arrests were not made public until Thursday because investigators were following up leads until late Wednesday, he said.

[Deacon]

someone close this post please - it has no place here

[Starkraven]

yeah im sick of reading all these arrests man.

[J DUB]

Starkraven...you're 22, got a felony charge 3 years ago (presumably for selling steroids??) and you are still in the game? That takes balls.

[cinnabar8521]

Originally Posted by Deacon

someone close this post please - it has no place here

What are you talking about, people need to know what they are getting into, what you'd rather the sheep be lead blindly to the slaughter, this is not a good time to be doing steroids, we should all know the truth... we can handle it.

[Deacon]

but how many times does it need to be posted? this is about the third time here on MESO and its all over the rest of the boards - the only folks being led blindly is those who have no real clue as to what is going on anyway.

[Millard Baker]

Originally Posted by Deacon

but how many times does it need to be posted? this is about the third time here on MESO and its all over the rest of the boards - the only folks being led blindly is those who have no real clue as to what is going on anyway.

This is the first time I've seen it on MESO.

It's on the AP wire, so it's already in newspapers all over the world.

[Deacon]

sorry bro it was here twice already this week - a good friend of the arrested individual had someone pull those other posts

I know it is out all over - I am just tired of hearing repeated over and over - sorry I blew up

[Millard Baker]

Originally Posted by Deacon

sorry bro it was here twice already this week - a good friend of the arrested individual had someone pull those other posts

I know it is out all over - I am just tired of hearing repeated over and over - sorry I blew up

Oh, ok. Well, no one connected the two on this board until now. Now the cat is out of the bag.

[Radical1]

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