An El Dorado Hills man is in custody along with a Fair Oaks couple for allegedly being part of an anabolic steroid manufacturing ring.

Jason Glavin, 37, of El Dorado Hills along with Erin O’Neil, 40, and his wife Amy, 32, have been charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale and transportation of a controlled substance.

Glavin used to own a nutrition supplement company in Folsom.

The 10-month long investigation came to a conclusion late afternoon Oct. 14 when Glavin was arrested after he reportedly delivered 100 vials of anabolic steroids to an undercover officer in a parking lot in Citrus Heights.

Following Glavin’s arrest, search warrants were served on Glavin’s Borgata Way home in El Dorado Hills, the O’Neil’s Catsleglen Way home in Fair Oaks and a home in the 3000 block of Elorduy Lane in Elverta, where officials report was the location of the clandestine steroid lab.

Agents found what they called a “large” anabolic steroid lab at the Elverta home and seized more than 500 vials and 1,850 capsules of anabolic steroid pills, said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gordon Taylor, of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

“In terms of underground steroid labs, this was a huge seizure for this area,” Taylor said. “The illegal use of anabolic steroids can be a dangerous practice, especially for young people. This danger is only compounded when drug rings manufacture steroids in unsanitary, unsterilized underground labs like we found in this case.”

In January 2009, the West El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team began the investigation, and one month later requested assistance from the DEA Sacramento Office. In February 2009, an undercover officer met with Glavin and reportedly purchased two vials of anabolic steroids at a parking lot in El Dorado Hills.

According to the search warrant affidavit, Glavin’s steroid supplier received “raw product” and clandestinely manufactured and labeled the anabolic steroids for distribution.

The lab was located in an unsanitary utility room and contained what appeared to be raw steroid powder and large containers of liquid steroids, a vast array of packaging materials, vials, capsules and pre-printed steroid vial labels. Overall, this investigation resulted in the seizure of approximately 500 vials and 1,850 capsules of anabolic steroids with an estimated street value of $118,000.

“These arrests not only take criminals out of our neighborhoods, but also make the distribution of anabolic steroids more difficult in El Dorado County,” said El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Neves. “I am proud of the cooperation between the Sheriff's Office and the DEA in bringing this steroid ring to an end.”

Penne Usher can be reached at penne.usher@gmail.com.