LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Las Vegas man, formerly of Northborough, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty Sept. 10 in federal court in Worcester to conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute large quantities of anabolic steroids and methamphetamine. He also pleaded guilty to firearms charges, federal prosecutors said.
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Mark Taslakian, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, schedule III anabolic steroids; one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and anabolic steroids; and one count of being a felon in possession of seven firearms.
U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for Jan. 11, 2027.
Scheme involved steroids sourced from China
According to court documents, Taslakian and others formulated a plan to order multi-kilogram quantities of raw steroid powders from China, which they then synthesized into injectable and oral products. Taslakian came up with the idea of marketing and distributing their own brand of anabolic steroids under the name “Nex-Gen Pharma,” according to court documents.
During a search of Taslakian’s former residence in Northborough, authorities seized more than $500,000 in cash, a gold bar, jewelry, quantities of anabolic steroids and methamphetamine, packaging materials, ledgers and seven firearms in a basement safe, according to court documents.
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