Brian Wainstein, one of the owners of GenXXL, served 4 months in prison for the unlawful possession, sale, and distribution of anabolic steroids. Wainstein served only four months out of a 2 year suspended sentence.
Brian Wainstein (42) – a South African national with an address at Bank Lodge, Knockraheen, Roundwood in Co Wicklow – received the orders for the banned drugs by e-mail from customers all over the world, including the USA.
Mr. Wainstein registered the domain name GenXXL.com using his home address. By marketing anabolic steroids on his website GenXXL.com under the GenXXL Gear brand, he publicly provided authorities with the physical location where the anabolic steroids were stored and shipped.
He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to nine charges arising out of the unlawful possession sale and distribution of the illicit substances at Croswaithe Park South, Dun Laoghaire in 2003.
The address from which Wainstein distributed anabolic steroids was the same as the publicly published address listed online:
27 Crossthwaite Park West Dunloaghaire, Co Dublin
This highlights the lack of sophistication (among other things) that exists in the underground labs that produce anabolic steroids. Consumers of steroids produced by underground labs must not only be concerned by the quality control issues arising from amateur UGLs but also the legal risks associated with illicitly buying from steroid dealers who are unable to maintain minimum standards of discretion for their own operations much less their customers.
Axio Labs has been publicly linked to Brian Wainstein and GenXXL.com for some time, both before and after Wainstein was busted. Recently, Axio Labs has also stopped shipping anabolic steroids to the United States; long claiming to be the “next British Dragon,” Axio Labs now no longer wants to be associated with British Dragon after the steroid bust in Thailand and the co-founder’s extradition to the United States. There has been a lot of anxiety about the status of Axio Labs after the recent events involving the British Dragon bust. Axio Labs alleged association with Brian Wainstein only heightens that anxiety.
Bottom line – while it is never a good idea to illegally import anabolic steroids into the United States, it is a particularly bad time now.
About the author
Millard writes about anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and their use and impact in sport and society. He discusses the medical and non-medical uses of anabolic-androgenic steroids while advocating a harm reduction approach to steroid education.
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