Another bust has been made in South Florida. The DEA has arrested a man by the name of Paulo Berejuk who is suspected of manufacturing and supplying testosterone to clinics, such as Anthony Bosch's Biogenesis of America, that distributed to MLB players.
Berekjuk was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to distribute testosterone. A DEA affidavit described him as a "black market source" for testosterone and that he was the main supplier for Bosch - the main culprit in the Biogenesis Scandal that resulted in 14 suspensions around the MLB. Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez was suspended for the entire 2014 season and Brewers' outfielder Ryan Braun received a 65-game ban in 2013.
Coincidentally, Bosch was arrested by the DEA in August and pleaded guilty to charges of illegally providing PEDs to both professional and high school baseball players. His sentencing is set for December 18 and he faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, but he's likely to get less time because of his cooperation throughout both the MLB and DEA investigations. The information documented in the DEA affidavit was likely provided by Bosch and/or the other men arrested back in August.
The affidavit also stated (1) Berejuk is a chemist and made the illegal substances in his garage; (2) he was the initial supplier to Bosch; (3) he was identified as "CS1," or "confidential source 1" to Bosch and began supplying him in 2007 and; (4) he was tied to Jorge Velazquez, another man who pleaded guilty in the drug conspiracy. Others who were arrested back in August include Alex Rodriguez's cousin Yuri Sucart, Carlos Javier Acevedo of Miami, Christopher Benjamin Engroba of Miami, Lazaro Daniel Collazo of Hialeah and Juan Carlos Nuñez of Fort Lauderdale.
It'll be interesting to see if the supply of illegal performance-enhancing drugs goes beyond Berejuk because at the rate Bosch (and others we don't know about) were supplying baseball players, it would have been difficult for a lone chemist to concoct all the substances.
Berejuk's home is located in southwest Miami-Dade County, which Bosch frequently visited, according to the affidavit.
