The Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigation Division Vice/Narcotics Section, with the assistance of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, recently arrested an individual connected with an international drug smuggling
Leslie E. Parker Jr. (Murfreesboro, TN) was arrested on January 27, 2012 after a long term investigation revealed he was receiving and distributing large quantities of steroids. Investigators believe the illegal drugs were being shipped from China to JFK International Airport, and then mailed to Parker locally. Using the U.S. Postal Service, he distributed the drugs to mid-level dealers, both locally, and throughout the entire country to be sold to individual users.
Lead investigator Bryant Mitchell arrested and charged Parker with Possession and Distribution of a Schedule III Drug and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Investigators confiscated a large quantity of illegal steroids with a street value over $500,000 from a storage unit and from a local hotel room where Parker was living. This represents one of the largest steroid confiscations in Department history.