British Dragon Founder and Redicat Arrested in Thailand

[Budlite74]

British Dragon Founder and Redicat Arrested in Thailand
Posted on 21:25 March 21st, 2008 by Millard Baker

British Dragon Founder and Redicat Arrested in Thailand | MESO-Rx Steroid Blog

Two of the best-known and most successful internet sources of anabolic steroids have been arrested at a Pattaya seaside resort in Thailand as part of an international sting operation involving the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). They will be extradited to the United States on “charges of using the Internet to illegally export steroids to the United States” (”Two Britons arrested in Thailand after sting operation: police,” March 21)

Police gave the names of the two detained men as Ashly Vincent Livingston, 45, and Edwin Richard Crawly, 44. They were arrested in a sting operation involving US anti-drug agents, police said.

Anthony Roberts called me to identity Edwin Richard Crawly as one of the founders of British Dragon and to identify Ashly Vincent Livingston as Redicat. Anthony broke the story on his blog.

Thai authorities have told the media that the two Britons did not do anything illegal in Thailand. Consequently, they face no charges in Thailand.

Livingston and Crawly set up an online store to sell steroids to customers in the United States. Steroids are legal in Thailand but are a controlled substance in the US.

Additional details are becoming available over the course of the day (”British Steroid Gang Apprehended in Pattaya by DEA and Thai Police,” March 21).

The police later arrested Mr.Edwin Richard Crawley (44) a British national who lives in the house, which he had used as the centre of operations for his business. According to the police report, Mr. Edwin Richard Crawley originally opened a company called” Nutri Med. Co. Ltd.” registered as an import-export company…

Another police team also searched a single house opposite and found Mr. Graisorn Tongrak (31) the son- in-law of Mr.Edwin Richard Crawley, who was looking after the house for his father- in-law…

After that, the police took both suspects to search another building in the same soi, registered as a company called” Vincent Centre Service Co. Ltd. operating a postal and utility bill payment service. Here, however, police found several empty bags of drugs, called “British Dragon” and 2,500 copies of steroid instruction sheets. The D.E.A. officers took the steroids away for evidence. They also searched a warehouse behind the Nutri Med. company office, where they found and confiscated two machines used to pack steroids and also seized two land deed papers relating to the two houses, a Toyota car, a BMW R1200 RT motorbike, and 13 bank books which contained millions of baht; in total property worth about Bt 20 million.

A third group of police later arrested Mr.Ashley Vincent Livingston (45) British, and Mrs. Jirawan Livingston(38) , his wife, living at a house in Moo. 10, Soi Kow Noi, Pattaya Hill 1. According to the information police had received, they all belonged to the same gang, whose big boss was Edwin Richard Crawley. At this house, the police did not find any evidence, but seized a land deed paper, a Honda and a Toyota car, jewellery, Bt 100,000 in cash, and six bank books, which had many tens of millions of baht in the accounts. Police Major General, Amaresrit Wattanawiboon, revealed that Thai police were originally notified by the D.E.A. that they had intercepted steroids, which had been delivered to America in plain envelopes and on investigation, discovered that the biggest operation was in Pattaya . Mr. Edwin (the big boss) had been importing steroids from China through the Internet and then forwarding them to USA and Europe. On receipt, customers would send money to his account in Thailand. Some of the goods were sent to Pattaya and repacked in dolls or fruit, to be sent to Europe by parcel or in plain envelopes. Mr. Ashley had been worked with Mr. Edwin as his assistant, finding customers for him. This operation had been running since 1999. It made him a millionaire, being able to afford to buy property in Pattaya worth Bt 20 million.

The anabolic steroid black market is on the verge of being driven completely underground meaning steroids will likely travel same channels as black market narcotics. Obviously, this makes the use of black market androgens more dangerous than ever.

[Budlite74]

and of course Anthony Robers story lol


AFP: Two Britons arrested in Thailand after sting operation: police

Two Britons arrested in Thailand after sting operation: police
9 hours ago

BANGKOK (AFP) — Two Britons were arrested Friday in the Thai seaside resort of Pattaya on charges of using the Internet to illegally export steroids to the United States, police said.

Police gave the names of the two detained men as Ashly Vincent Livingston [Redicat?], 45, and Edwin Richard Crawly [Ox, from British Dragon], 44. They were arrested in a sting operation involving US anti-drug agents, police said.

The Britons were picked up on warrants issued by the United States and implemented in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The men are set to be extradited to the United States as Thai police said they face no charges in the kingdom.

The Britons, who were living in Pattaya with their Thai wives, also had 40 million baht (1.2 million dollars) worth of their assets frozen, police said.

Livingston’s wife was arrested on a separate Thai warrant for drugs charges, police added.

Livingston and Crawly set up an online store to sell steroids to customers in the United States. Steroids are legal in Thailand but are a controlled substance in the US.

Earlier this month, the DEA worked with Thai police on an elaborate sting operation to arrest alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who has been charged in New York with conspiracy to provide arms to terrorists.

Bout is being held in Thailand while prosecutors decide whether to bring him before a Thai court before extraditing him to the United States.

[Budlite74]

BRITISH STEROID GANG APPREHENDED IN PATTAYA BY DEA AND THAI POLICE --> Pattaya Daily News : pattaya daily update news

[Aber1784]

redicat had the paper juice right? which BD guy was it, axio labs or whatever the other one is?

[Dapit26]

Blows

[strength_honor]

Wow.....Things are scary out there!!!!


S&H

[aragorn1500]

This is just ridiculous, two BRITS, arrested in Thailand and then being extradited to the US. Something is so wrong about this. I realize that what they did is illegal in many countries, but how can the DEA have the power to have them arrested in another country?

[anabol20]

I quite agree Aragorn1500. The DEA seems to have "influence" all over the globe. Surely they have better things to do than go for the easier targets. The Drug Cartels are too powerful for them....or have too much "influence" themselves.

I personally know Richard and he is a great guy, willing to help anyone and very active on a voluntary charity basis. This is just wrong.

[imported_Big_Joe]

I wouldn't be to worried 20million baht is just about $600000.00 I'm sure these guys have WAY MORE then that stuffed away some where.

[Colossus]

Riches do come with a price. Im sure they were and are well aware of the possible consiquences for their actions. I have no doubt they made millions upon millions......but somewhere, sometime, somehow....you always got to pay the piper. I wish them the best.