By Dr. Greg Shepard
THE TIJUANA CONNECTION after his Jabs were closed down.
Last summer my son and I were waiting patiently to supply steroids to the American smuggling ring, he also get back into the United States. After touring for one retail outlet in Tijuana where anyone could buy hour in Tijuana, Mexico, we’d had enough and 1 them. In Mexico, no prescription is needed for steroids, anticipated no problems with the border guards. Finally, Finally, even the Mexicans grew tired of Macklis’ lying it was our turn and we told the guard that we were from ways. His son was arrested and Macklis himself was Salt Lake City and were tourists. He then asked what I slapped with a million dollar fine last year. did. Proudly, I stated that I was a coach.
His eyes narrowed rather menacingly and looked in the back of anonymous, said the fine was easily paid by Macklis our rental car. He saw a suitcase which I hadn’t taken to and he’s quite sure he has set up new laboratories in our hotel room as yet. Being a coach with a suitcase was another big brother city. When I suggested Juarez as a enough for that border guard to order us to a close possibility, the agent declined comment.
Steroids are still available for anyone to buy at drug search area.
At first, | was not a happy camper but then I saw an stores in Tijuana but they are harder to get and the opportunity to ask some questions. Sadly, the guard border guards have really seen a drop off. Penalties have thought I was worth checking closely for steroids become much stiffer. It is now a federal law that because I was a coach. After identifying myself as a providing steroids to a minor will result in a six year publisher of a magazine and showing them a felony indictment. It is a three year felony just to have anti-steroid article, the guards become very responsive steroids for sale. The San Diego ofÏce is committed to to my questions.
| saw dogs snifÏng for illegal drugs prosecute all cases lending credence to the possibility and one man handcuffed and taken away in my 30 that Macklis would rather smuggle steroids into Texas. minute delay. Before leaving, I had interviews set with I asked the agent about the person who comes to Bobby Cassidy head of public relations for the U.S.
Tijuana to purchase steroids only for himself. He Customs OfÏce at the Federal Building in San Diego and responded, “Recently a 19-year old was arrested, who with an undercover agent who headed up the infamous said steroids were hard to get in Los Angeles. It is 1987 sting operation which resulted in the largest steroid standard procedure to seize the vehicle. This young man bust in history. had to call for a ride from the border and pay for towing Federal indictments were handed to 34 people in and storage fees. The worst thing, besides his fine, was that bust. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of being arrested and convicted.
He had wanted to be a steroids were seized at border check points and from police ofÏcer and now he can’t.” aliens entering the United States illegally.
What people don’t understand is that U.S. Citizens The steroid ring was begun, according to my source, attempting to re-enter the United States don’t have their by David Jenkins a former Olympian. He got his customary rights. Extensive searches can be done steroids from Juan Javier Macklis who owned two without any warrants. X-rays can be ordered at anytime laboratories in Tijuana, Mexico. Even though these labs as well as body cavity searches done by medical and Macklis were named in the 110-count indictment by examiners. The border patrol can pretty much do what the United States, it didn’t mean much in Mexico. they want. As a U.S.
citizen, when you come to the Conspirators in this steroid ring admitted they border, you are asking permission to re-enter. If you're a controlled 70 percent of the U.S. black market business. smuggler, they have been given some unique powers.
Those black market steroids found their way into high schools, colleges and gyms all across the country.
Tt must be emphasized that Juan Javier Macklis cares nothing for an American steroid user. The only thing Pat Jacobs, an assistant strength and conditioning that matters is the money to be made. There is no quality coach at the University of Miami, was arrested after control in Macklis’ drug lab. If that isn’t bad enough, agents seized steroids, hypodermic needles and cash false labels are then put on bottles and containers. The from an apartment near San Diego. unwitting buyer of black market steroids in an Jenkins was eventually given a six year sentence and American gym had no idea of what he’s getting. One Jacobs was obviously terminated at Miami.
However, can only imagine the lack of cleanliness in these Mexican since steroids are legal in Mexico, Macklis laughed at steroid labs. Ask yourself, “Would Macklis be concerned U.S. authorities. He was invited to appear on 20-20 and over rat droppings in his lab?” continued his arrogance. Under pressure, the Mexican Black market steroids are predominantly sold in government agreed that Macklis needed to be stopped gyms. It is where teenagers get them. Doctors aren’t the primarily because of his TV appearance. “He was one’s prescribing them or even monitoring their use. stupid,” said the undercover agent.
Steroids have become like other street drugs. It is a Juan Macklis, age 50, was president of Labotorias Milano and was found guilty of counterfeiting steroids scary, scary business. Steroids: Short term high—long term low!
From BFS Magazine — November/December 1990. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
