Possible Steroid Production Lab in Timberlea Shut Down by RCMP
A possible steroid production lab in Timberlea has been shut down by the RCMP.. Early in December the RCMP performed a raid in Timberlea and the raid resulted in charges against Daniel Dube, a 27 year old resident. The charges included drugs and firearms offenses. The raid occurred on December 7, 2014, when there was a search warrant executed at the address. The warrant targeted Paris Crescent, and when RCMP officers searched the premises they seized a large amount of steroid products in various forms. Approximately 4,500 pills were discovered, as well as more than one and a half liters of liquid steroid products and more than a kilogram of steroids in the raw powdered form. The RCMP also found a pill press and other laboratory equipment in the residence which was also seized.
According to the Wood Buffalo RCMP the steroid production lab in Timberlea was producing anabolic steroids with a label stating Phoeniz Laboratories. Anabolic steroids were not the only drugs located during the raid, law enforcement also found cocaine, marijuana, and hallucinogenic mushrooms. $2,700 in cash was also seized by the RCMP, along with a rifle that was not safely stored or secured. According to the RCMP Daniel Dube is not authorized to possess the firearm. The charges against Dube as a result of the raid include unauthorized possession of a firearm, production of anabolic steroids, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession for the purpose of trafficking steroids, possession of cannabis marihuana, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of cocaine, and unsafe storage of a firearm.