Saskatoon police find make-shift lab, warn public about fake drugs
Police in Saskatoon have issued an alert about fake hormones and steroids on the streets, concerned the drugs may be dangerous.
"We believe that these pills are being manufactured, not in a medical facility, not under any controls or any regime that would ensure that it's safe for humans to consume," Det. Insp. Dave Haye said.
Police are warning anyone who may have purchased these drugs on the street that they may not be safe.
The public alert follows the accidental discovery of a make-shift drug lab late last week.
Inside a home in the 600 block of Main Street East, police found a troubling scene. They say they discovered an unconscious man, suffering from a life-threatening head injury. He is in the hospital right now, in serious condition. Police don't think he's the victim of a crime, but they are still investigating.
When police looked around in that east-side home, they observed a lot of unknown substances and pills. They called in a special drug investigation team and executed a search warrant. They found a make-shift lab, some 90,000 pills, and $300,000 in cash.
Investigators also searched a second site, a business in the 100 block of Primrose Drive.
Police are still trying to figure out exactly what was going on this lab, but it looks like someone was mixing up various substances and then selling them to the public as genuine pharmaceuticals, namely male and female hormone medication and different types of steroids.
"It appears to be commercial packaging of quite high quality," said Haye.
The detective inspector has been searching online to find out more about how the drugs might be used and so far said, "It's very prominent in the body building culture, the use of steroids,"
The incident remains under investigation. So far, police have not laid any charges.
