Alfred Scarpa, 35, was sentenced to 33 months in a federal prison for operating a “steroid factory” out of his home and for illegal possession of two firearms. In the hearing held in Newark last week, U.S. District Judge H. Walls ordered Scarpa to voluntarily surrender to the Bureau of Prisons before March 23.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Kirsch, Alfred Scarpa pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids, as well as unlawful possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He sourced anabolic steroids over the Internet using the email accounts gearhustle@safe-mail.net and gearhustle@cyber-rights.net. Scarpa admitted that he was planning to sell and distribute 40,000 doses of anabolic steroids, which he manufactured and stored in his basement. He also admitted to possessing two .40-caliber semiautomatic handguns, violating the law that prohibits convicted felons from carrying firearms.

Scarpa was arrested at his residence in Rhode Street, New Jersey at the height of Operation Raw Deal, a countrywide investigation of individuals suspected of participating in the illegal manufacture and distribution of anabolic steroids and other related substances. Since its implementation, 125 people all over the country have been arrested and slapped with criminal charges, including Scarpa.

Among those who searched his home in New Jersey included officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Food and Drug Administration, and Postal Inspection Service. Agents found an underground fully operational steroid laboratory that was in “plain view” inside the house, locked inside the basement. Included in the steroid laboratory were various equipments for manufacturing anabolic steroids, as well as performance enhancing drugs used for bodybuilding.

According to the criminal complaint written FBI Special Agent, Bryan Lee Travers, the agents found, inside a cabinet, numerous plastic tubs filled with labeled, finished steroid products. They also found a clear plastic bag containing more than 10,000 tablets of what appeared to be steroid products—the appearance of which were consistent to the labeled steroid tablets that were seized in the home. In addition, they also discovered several large hand pumps affixed to large glass bottles filled with liquid. Law enforcement officers also discovered a centrifuge in the garage, which is typically used in the manufacturing process of anabolic steroids.

At his residence, officers seized approximately 400 milliliters of a liquid labeled Boldenone Undec, more than 10,000 milligrams of a product labeled Clomiphene Citrate, multiple vials of a liquid labeled Anadrol, multiple vials of a liquid labeled Stanozolol, approximately 240 milliliters of a liquid labeled Trenbolone Acetate, approximately 2000 milliliters of a liquid labeled Primobolan, multiple vials of a liquid labeled Nandrolone, and multiple vials of a liquid labeled Testosterone.

In addition, they also seized approximately 1.5 kilograms of raw steroid powders. Overall, they were able to seize over 40,000 dosage units of Anabolic Steroids. Aside from the anabolic steroids, law enforcers also seized two .40-caliber semiautomatic handguns. Before this case, Scarpa has already had brushes with the law; in 2003, he was convicted for conspiracy to distribute Ketamine in Union County and in 2000 he was convicted for distributing cocaine in Monmouth County.

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