By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia and Aap
07:33 March 29, 2024, updated 09:25 March 29, 2024
The owner of a well-known anti-aging clinic has been charged in an investigation into a steroid trafficking scheme after police seized $950,000 in cash and 17 luxury cars worth millions of dollars at a nearby factory.
The Melbourne Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Clinic in Moonee Ponds, north-west Melbourne, was raided by police on Thursday.
Police allegedly found a large quantity of illegal prescription drugs, including steroids and human growth hormone, inside the clinic.
The bust followed a five-month investigation and detectives soon arrested 54-year-old Robyn James Taylor, the alleged manager of the Somerton factory in Melbourne’s north.
Police searched the factory and seized approximately $950,000 in cash and a gold Louis Vuitton table and chairs with an estimated value of $250,000 from a safe.
Police were seen towing 17 luxury cars from the factory, including two Lamborghinis, a Porsche, a Corvette and a Mercedes-AMG.
They also seized six Holden Toranas, including a VK SS Peter Brock worth $1 million.
Officers claimed the cars were worth a total of about $4 million and were the proceeds of Taylor’s business dealings.
Senior Sergeant Raj Tillekeratne said up to 50 luxury cars were parked at the Somerton factory, which was surrounded by electric fencing.
The senior sergeant said most of the illegal drugs allegedly found at the clinic were related to anti-aging and bodybuilding.
He told the Herald Sun: “The business model that these organized crime figures appear to have used is selling prescription drugs without the appropriate licenses in order to enrich themselves.” he said.
A home in Yarrambat, northeast Melbourne, was also searched by police.
Police charged Taylor with several crimes, including trafficking in a commercial quantity of prescription drugs, trafficking in a commercial quantity of steroids, and trafficking in testosterone.
He appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday and was refused bail because his lawyer could not prove there were exceptional circumstances.
Prosecutors allege Taylor sold drugs, including steroids, in the store without a medical qualification and provided the drugs to customers using blank prescriptions signed by a New South Wales-based doctor. he claimed.
Taylor is next scheduled to appear in court on June 21.
