DEA busts biggest steroid ring in US history

Apparently the DEA just spent two years on "Operation Raw Deal," the biggest steroid ring bust in American history:

"Operation Raw Deal," cracked down on every aspect of the underground network from manufacturing to distribution to the actual buyers, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) said in a statement.

During the operation, which began in December 2005, some 56 steroid labs were closed, 11.4 million steroid dosage units were seized, as well as 242 kilos (534 pounds) of raw steroid powder "of Chinese origin," the DEA said....

DEA agents "successfully attacked the illegal steroid industry ... from the manufacturers in China who supply the raw materials, to the traffickers in the United States who market the deadly doses," said DEA Administrator Karen Tandy.

That's right, folks: it was "the biggest illegal steroid ring in US history," and now it's history. Whew! Now the world of professional sports will go back to being a spotless paragon where role models must rely on sheer tenacity to compete at the highest levels, with sportsmanship and respect all around. A tear is forming in my eye at the thought of those countless students all over the country who have now been spared the horrible physical atrophy that lay in wait as these demonic substances took control of their young lives. Thank goodness order has been restored.

Also, this probably means they weren't busting as many MDMA dealers for a couple years, so you know, that's pretty cool.

(Via Smokedot.)