In the investigation, the police found that two 48-year-old Slovenian citizens illegally earned a large amount of money in the United States between 2002 and 2010 by selling a type of steroid that is considered a drug.

According to unofficial information from well-informed sources close to the Croatian police, Mihael Karner is among them, 24ur reported.

In order to hide the origin of the money, they invested the money in their own name and in the name of the company they owned in the purchase of real estate in the area of ​​Istria and Kvarner. One of the two 48-year-olds also paid a larger sum of money into the account of a 46-year-old Slovenian. The latter, in agreement with another 48-year-old, used it to buy a large number of properties in his own name, even though he knew it was illegally obtained money.

The police estimate that the suspected trio illegally obtained more than one million euros.

Anabolic steroids are considered illegal drugs or illegal substances in sports. Athletes use them for an accelerated increase in muscle mass.