Drug Agents Raid Florida Pharmacy After Steroid Probe

2/27/07

ORLANDO, FL (AP) -- Federal and state narcotics agents raided a downtown Orlando pharmacy today as part of a steroid investigation. The Albany (New York) Times Union reports that Signature Pharmacy was raided as part of a New York state investigation into the sale of steroids and other performance enhancers over the Internet.

Court records show that investigators expect to arrest more than two dozen doctors, pharmacists and business owners. Law enforcement authorities told the newspaper the raid could expose a long list of sports figures, celebrities and others who have turned to Internet pharmacies for illegal drugs.

Albany County District Attorney David Soares says Signature Pharmacy last year did an estimated $6 million in business in New York. The Orlando pharmacy is owned and operated by Stan and Naomi Loomis, who are both licensed pharmacists.