Big bust in Austria

Steroid empire

Austrian police suspect that the 33-year-old Alenka and the 36-year-old Mihael Kramer had managed a network of steroid dealers who had sold over the internet around EUR 38m worth of the illegal drug.

The Karner couple Mihael and Alenka Karner, who have been in custody in Klagenfurt since their arrest in December 27th, are awaiting the decision of the investigating judge in Austria if they will be extradited to the U.S. or not. This trial will be held 11th January, said their lawyer Roland Grilc. This would be then the first court decision on extradition. If the decision is followed by an appeal, the case will move to the Court of Appeal in Graz, then extradition will be decided by the Austrian Interior Ministry. In this situation, everything takes three to four months was reported in the program 24 hours at one.

Money laundering and sale of anabolic steroids is a criminal offense by both the U.S. and in Austria. Sale of anabolikoc steroids to ordinary citizens is forbidden in Austria since 2008, Americans complains that the Karner spouses already sold them since 2000.

They are also being investigated by the Slovenian authorities for tax fraud and money laundering. But their lawyer Roland Grilc said Slovenia  did not ask for the extradition. This because the investigation has shown that the criminal acts of the on-line sale of illegal performance enhancing drugs had been committed in various parts of the world, but not in Slovenia.  The Slovenian police suspects the spouses Karner of having committed acts of tax evasion and money laundering, said Director General Janko Goršek. He stressed that the police under any criminal action always researches financial transactions as well as ownership of property in Slovenia and abroad. Obviously they want a slice of the cake. Just like the USA and Austria.

According to the General Police Administration, the international operation against the pair took place as part of Europol in cooperation with the security authorities of the US.

Goršek says, in this case they worked together with their counterparts from several countries and with Austrian based police officers. As explained on the GPU, cooperation with foreign police forces on international crime, this case has been running since 2005, within the framework of Europol, and in cooperation with U.S. law enforcement authorities as well as through direct cooperation between Slovenia and individual EU countries that were involved in the investigation. During this investigation was found that the crimes were Internet sales of illegal substances and occurred in different parts of the world.

And in this investigation, the police had been reported that some years ago fromcriminal Slovenian citizen, 26 kilograms of various illegal doping substances where  seized.

Silvia Strasser, responsible for public relations in the Federal Criminal Office from Austria's Klagenfurt explained that the arrest is based on a request from the US federal authorities, which also demanded extradition. How big is the group headed by a married couple is, Strasser did not want to disclose.

The request for extradition has to contain documents proving reasonable cause for suspicion, and the mentioned act has to be regarded as a criminal act both in Austria and the US. Roland Grilc, the lawyer of the Karner couple,  said that Austria usually extradites suspects and charged persons if this is requested by the US, but he added that the pair is convinced that one of the two conditions had not been fulfilled. The investigating judge has heard that US federal authorities explained what they suspected, and handed over related documents. They ordered the 14-day detention may be extended.

It is quite obvious that the USA has orcestrated this whole arrest and that the Austria will estradite the Karner couple to the USA. The USA NEVER extradites their own people not even their warcriminals. Very sad is also that Richard Crawly (one of the founders of Brith Dragon, was murdered in a US jail after extradition. The other owner commited suicide after month of harrasment of the US DEA,Its time that WikiLeaks discloses these situations. Remember all secret CIA flights and Abu Graib prisoner abuse and torture. The Guantánamo Bay camp. The prisoners trown out of helicopters in Vietnam and to such a country civilised Europe wants to extradite its prisoners?? And then we don’t even mention all other criminal acts done by this barbaric country. And these fucks have offices all over the world and want to play policeman of the world?? I’ll disclose that also in this case wrong information is given by US authorities.

Austria's Bad Kleinkirchheim, are believed to had laundered the money through a number of shell corporations and invested it in real estate. Beside a luxurious villa in Austria's  Bad Kleinkirchenheim Karner was said to  own a villa in Ljubljana,  a boat, real estate in Opatija, and unofficially some real estate abroad. Karner is also representative of the company Nipl that the company has owned the land Velinvestment in Ljubljana. The owners of these companies are just a Liechtenstein mailbox . The owned land is intended for residential construction. It is interesting that the Ljubljana municipality that the land in 2009 changed the destination in residential construction, although in December 2008 the Chief of the Department of Space Miran Gajšek claimed that the land was intended for commercial use.

Danilo Slivnik, has confirmed that  Alenka Karner his niece, his sister Marjeta Slivnik,  Hribar Slivnik  and Matevz  Karner can be found on scammerlists at bodybuildingforums all over the internet.   But as he pointed out, his sister does not know anything from all this and all strictly rejects all allegations. He explained further that the imprisoned brother Matthew Michael Karner and  Alenka and Michael dealt with the sale of generic drugs, and that it should absolutely clear that the trafficking of steroids could not get 40 million euros.

Danilo Slivnik is an  uncle of Alenka Karner and also famous journalist/political commentator. He visited  Alenka Karner in Austrian prison, then next day he commited suicide. No one in Slovenia can understand  this, he was a very respected man and on on tv for the past 15 years. Two days before his suicide he was guest in tv interview (picture) where he said Karner's world was shattered. Slivnik sold his house to the Karner's for 1.2 million euros, and his son was connected with Karner's in a real-estate business in Slovenia. By his suicide we can conclude that he heard some very bad news from Karner's.

The program “24 hours at one o'clock “has  reported that regardless of all information about steroids, there is more information that are unverified. like selling anabolic steroids, which, as stated, prior 2008 in Austria was not a criminal act. However, there are speculations about the sale to top athletes, which was a criminal act before 2008. According to information confirmed by two sources of the journalist, can expected that among the clients where also American soldiers in Iraq. Beside anabolis steroids the organisation also sold generic drugs and Viagra.

Journalists of The Council reported that the flow of money and banned steroids has gone through the Thai company British Dragon, which was founded in 1999 by the American agents in the fight against drugs already visited in 2008, when Thailand also conducted a large raid. Karner is in the company ordered a prohibited substance, and then sending them in three European countries - Greece, Italy and Bulgaria. In Slovenia, especially in Carinthia, then choose the people who have been out of work and sending them in this European country. They are paid accommodation, all costs and stay for three to five thousand, that took the packages from Thailand, China, sometimes, by then repacked and sent to the addressees that are banned substances ordered on one of the multitude of websites.

They bough one bottle for 30 euros and sold it for 130 euros

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//www.asiapharma.com

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//www.steroidscorner.com/shop/

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//steroan.com/cart/

//www.drdeca.com/

//www.capital-pharmacy.com/

//www.united-pharmacy.com/

//www.pharmaeurope.com/

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//www.parabolan.org/

//www.roid4sale.com/

//www.ammersham.com/

//www.anadrol.net/

//www.dianabol.net

//www.sustanon250.org/

//www.deca-sustanon.com/

//www.anabolicsteroids.org/

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 //www.steroidtraining.com/

etc etc

The very worst thing is he has  banners at  respected forums like

07 Mar 2012

The Graz Higher Regional Court confirmed the 11 January ruling of the Klagefurt Provincial Court to extradite to the US Alenka and Mihael Karner, a Slovenian couple suspected of illegal import and distribution of anabolic steroids into the US.

The Karners' lawyer Roland Grilc stressed after the ruling that the Austrian Justice Ministry would have the final say in the issue, as he said the decision was political, according to the website of the daily Večer.

Austrian authorities were paid one million Euros in exchange for refusal to extradite steroid dealer to US

Lately a huge steroid chain was busted in Austria. It was determined that this company received 40 million Euros due to illicit distribution of steroids. Mihael Karner was claimed to be the leader of the steroid empire. The USA asked Austrian authorities to extradite this steroid dealer to the US. But the steroid dealer wasn’t extradited. Mihael Karner gave one million Euros to Austrian authorities that sent him to his native country Slovenia.

Slovenia’s laws differ from Austrian ones. According to the Slovenian Constitution, it is banned to extradite Slovenian citizens to another country. Mihael Karner turned out to be a lucky person. If he had not avoided the extradition to the USA, he would have probably gone to 40 years in prison.

Federal prosecutors started the investigation related to this drug ring in 2005. The steroid ring started to function earlier. Federal prosecutors determined that since 2000 till 2008 the company got 40 million Euros due to illicit drug trade.

Federal prosecutors learnt in 2005 that Mihael Karner and his wife were involved in illicit sale of steroids but they couldn’t prosecute them because the Karners were in Austria. But later steroid laws in Austria were altered due to suppression by the US. Furthermore, the US induced the arrest of Mihael Karner and his wife.

However the US puts efforts to enforce European countries and other countries of the world to extradite steroid dealers to the USA, it doesn’t have significant success in this area. But those who were involved in “Musclebear” and “British Dragon” were extradited from Cyprus and Thailand to the USA. That time the US celebrated its victory.

As for Mihael Karner, the USA thought that he would be extradited. That’s why it was a real shock for the US, when it was found that Karner reached Slovenia safely. So, the USA was defeated this time in the struggle against steroids.

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30/7/2013

President Obama designates Asia Pharma owner under Kingpin Act  

President Barack Obama sent a letter to Congress that named six individuals and groups, including an alleged anabolic steroid dealer, under Kingpin Act sanctions. The letter merely names the people designated for sanctions, but an email on Friday from a Treasury spokesman explained why each person or group received the sanctions. Mihael Karner of Slovenia directs a worldwide steroid trafficking organization, according to the Treasury spokesman. In the past 10 years, Karner, relatives and associates all sold steroids via the Internet around the world, and created shell companies to hide the origin of the profits. Karner, his wife and his brother were indicted in Massachusetts federal court in 2010 on three counts of money laundering conspiracy, and importing and distributing steroids. He and his wife were arrested in Austria in December 2011. While fighting extradition, they were released on bail in April 2012, and then fled to their native Slovenia, which has no extradition treaty with the U.S., the spokesman said. The next month, he was declared a fugitive by the U.S. Justice Department, and by August, Austria issued arrest warrants for them both. Treasury’s spokesman said that though his trafficking organization has been disrupted, Karner continues to operate from Slovenia. The steroids are made in India and Greece, the spokesman said, and they’re shipped to customers in Eastern Europe and the U.S. Hundreds of websites advertising the steroids are managed in Malaysia under his umbrella company, which is called Asia Pharma.

"Dear Mr. Chairman: (Madam Chairman:) (Dear Representative:) (Dear Senator:) (Dear Mr. Vice Chairman:) This report to the Congress, under section 804(a) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, 21 U.S.C. 1903(b)(1) (the "Kingpin Act"), transmits my designations of the following six foreign individuals and groups as appropriate for sanctions under the Kingpin Act and reports my direction of sanctions against them under the Act: Mihael Karner (Slovenia) Haji Khotwal Noorzai (Afghanistan) Luis Fernando Sanchez Arellano (Mexico) Los Caballeros Templarios (Mexico) Los Urabeños (Colombia) Los Cachiros (Honduras) Sincerely, BARACK OBAMA"

Malaysia denies it's home to Asia Pharma.

Asia Pharma Ltd, said to be a Kuala Lumpur-based pharmaceutical firm run by a suspected steroid trafficker from Slovenia with a worldwide operation, has an online presence here but is not registered nor authorised to trade in drugs in Malaysia, the Ministry of Health has said. Mihael Karner was last week reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) to be behind an umbrella company advertising sales of anabolic steroids in Malaysia called Asia Pharma, and was among six individuals and groups listed by US President Barack Obama as a significant foreign drug trafficker under its Kingpin Act. “Investigation conducted locally indicates that Asia Pharma does not have a physical address in Malaysia and the listed local phone number is not in service,” Mohd Hatta Ahmad, who is director of enforcement in the Health Ministry’s pharmaceutical services division, said in an email reply to The Malaysian Insider’s inquiry. “Also the steroids were not brought into nor exported from Malaysia [sic] soil. It is probable that the said company reside [sic] its server locally without being legally nor physically registered in Malaysia,” he added. A check on Google by The Malaysian Insider shortly after the WSJ reported Obama’s sanctions showed Asia Pharma to be a limited liability pharmaceutical company in Kuala Lumpur with a local phone and fax number but did not list a physical or mailing address. On its home page, the company said its main goal was the manufacture and sale of affordable yet high-quality generic pharmaceutical products to developing countries that cannot afford the expensive proprietary drugs. Most of its 56-listed products dealt with male and female hormone treatment. It claimed the mission of “Asia Pharma Ltd is to improve the efficiency of healthcare systems worldwide by providing them more drugs of the same quality for the same money.” Mohd Hatta said the Health Ministry’s checks on Asia Pharma also turned up empty as it was not registered as a pharmaceutical company with the Drug Control Authority, which is under the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984 (CDCR). “This company is therefore not authorised to trade in pharmaceutical products,” he said. The trade of steroids is regulated in Malaysia under the Poisons Act 1952, Mohd Hatta said. He explained that drugs such as steroids, which affect both male and female hormones, are classified as poison and therefore all sale or purchase requires a government licence, but stressed that “online trade of poisons including steroids is prohibited in Malaysia.” He also said the Health Ministry will be working with other government agencies to clamp down on Asia Pharma if there was evidence to show the company had used a Malaysian server. Mohd Hatta said those convicted of violating the CDCR can be sentenced to a maximum fine of RM25,000 or three years’ jail for the first offence. Those convicted of subsequent offences under the law face up to five years’ imprisonment or double the fine. Those found guilty of trading in poisons, like steroids, without a licence, can be sentenced to RM5,000 or two years behind bars, he added. The WSJ had reported that Karner, his wife and brother were charged in a Massachusetts federal court in 2010 on three counts of money-laundering conspiracy, and importing and distributing steroids. Karner was reported to have since fled back to his native Slovenia from where he is continuing his operations despite the US authorities’ actions, the daily cited an unnamed US Treasury official saying. In calling for sanctions, Obama was reported to have invoked the Kingpin Statute, properly called the Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) Statute, a US federal law aimed to dismantle criminal narcotics enterprises that function like legitimate businesses. The WSJ reported Obama had imposed sanctions against six individuals and groups, including Karner, an alleged anabolic steroids dealer. According to the international business news and current affairs daily, Karner heads an international organisation that sells anabolic steroids on the Internet and has created shell companies to hide the origin of the profits. An anabolic steroid is known as a performance-booster and consumed for cosmetic purposes but which can severely damage a person’s health in the long run. Bukit Aman is also investigating Asia Pharma but its initial findings have led it to a wall, according to federal Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department deputy director Datuk Haris Wong Abdullah. Contacted yesterday, he told The Malaysian Insider the police had in hand the original source of information regarding the allegation but said the reports linking Malaysia to a global anabolic steroid trafficking ring run by Karner were incorrect. “I’ve got the text from the original source and who issued it... it is not correct what was reported. “There was nothing about the drug. And we are investigating the company,” he said of Asia Pharma when contacted, adding: “It does not exist, only a virtual address.” Haris said as far as the police were concerned, there is no steroid trafficking operation in the country, but added that investigations were ongoing. Asked if the police would speak to the WSJ about its report, he asked back: “Why should we?”

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