Photo by Dave Gossett/The Jefferson County Drug Task Force seized a large quantity of suspected steroids, cash, weapons and a pill press from a home in Yorkville on Wednesday.

YORKVILLE — The Jefferson County Drug Task Force and the Yorkville Police Department seized cash, guns and a large quantity of suspected anabolic steroids Wednesday afternoon from a home on Sinclair Street in Yorkville.

The haul included 400 vials of injectable steroids and 3.5 kilograms of steroids in powder form. Detective Jason Hanlin of the drug task force said the investigation was started by an out-of-area task force and transferred to the local drug task force.

“One person is under investigation at this time. Our preliminary investigation indicated the suspected steroids were not sold locally. We believe the drugs were being sold on the internet,” Hanlin said.

Hanlin said police are not releasing the name of the person under investigation because he has not been charged. The material will be shipped to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation laboratory for testing and analysis.

“But the lab has already told us it will take months to test all of the seized material,” Hanlin said.

Also seized from the home Wednesday were bottles of seed oil that could be mixed with the steroid powder for injection into a person’s body.

“We also found a plastic tub that contained small bottles of hundreds of pills we suspect are steroids, as well as a pill press that was used to make the pills. Approximately $1,200 in cash was found in the home, along with two handguns and a rifle,” Hanlin said.

He noted the raid proceeded without incident.

“The investigation will continue. This was not a heroin drug bust, but this appears to be a sizable operation. Steroids can be a dangerous drug,” Hanlin said.