A few months ago, I shared an anonymous account from an EU buyer whose small peptide order allegedly escalated into a dawn raid, device seizure, and felony-level accusations.
You can read the original article here
Direct From China: The Risks They Don’t Tell You
The buyer has now shared an update, and unfortunately the situation is still far from resolved.
He says he has lawyered up and is currently waiting to see what happens next. His hard drives and phones were expected to be returned within about a month, but the wider investigation appears to be continuing. The case has now been dragging on for over 7 months.
According to him, the authorities are also investigating other people, so at this stage even he and his lawyers are still guessing what direction the case will take.
The best-case scenario is that the charges are dropped and the seized items are dealt with separately, possibly resulting in a fine. But even that could still be expensive. He says he has already had to pay €1,500 just as a deposit for lawyers, and any fine could potentially be a few thousand more.
The charges remain:
Commerce
Use of anabolic steroids in tested competitions
The important point here is that the “commerce” charge isn’t being treated as some minor customs misunderstanding. According to him, it’s being treated as a felony-level accusation.
His lawyers have told him that, combined, the two charges could theoretically expose him to 3 to 5 years or a fine somewhere between €5,000 and €25,000. He doesn’t believe the full penalty is realistic, and says even the commerce charge shouldn’t hold up because the products were for his own use rather than resale.
The “tested athlete” charge still makes no sense to him either. He says he wasn’t competing, had never registered as a tested athlete, and has never signed up to any federation. He suspects authorities may have looked at his social media, seen bodybuilding content, and assumed he was involved in tested competition.
The “commerce” charge also remains disputed. He says the products were for personal use, not resale, and that several of the seized items overlapped with prescriptions he already had. He now has prescriptions for several items, including Primobolan and HGH.
However, he says the issue may be the quantities seized, which were closer to a yearly supply. That appears to be one of the things making the case more complicated.
His own view is that the case is complicated, but also “kind of stupid.” He believes the biggest challenge now is having to educate Italian police and prosecutors about what the products actually are, why they were in his possession, and why the charges do not reflect reality.
For now, he is still waiting.
The original warning stands: this was not a large commercial operation. It began with small orders, direct shipping, customs misinterpretation, and escalation. Now, seven months later, he is still dealing with lawyers, possible fines, possible trial, felony-level accusations, and seized devices.
That is why this case matters. Not because every order will end this way, but because one small order did.
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