5. Mihael Karner, Slovenian Steroid King
Slovenian drug kingpin, Mihael Karner, doesn’t deal in highs, other than those that can be obtained from endorphins from working out. He’s said to have made more than $50 million USD since 2000, selling illegal steroids over the Internet.
Anabolic steroid sales are banned unless prescribed by a physician in both the U.S. and Slovenia. Mihael’s reach extends over a web-based network through the U.K. and Italy and involves multiple shell companies and intermediaries who arranged the shipments. Customers buy the steroids by Western Union or money wire transfer that goes directly to a bank in Austria.
The elusive, Mihael, has been hunted by four different countries for the last decade. Karner and his wife were arrested at the Austrian ski chalet they owned in 2011 but vanished after being released on bail. Despite ongoing efforts, he is thought to still be running his business as usual out of Slovenia.
He’s been indicted in the U.S. along with his wife and brother for money laundering and drug trafficking. Yet, with no extradition treaty between the United States and Slovenia, the chances of collecting him are minimal.
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