Slovenian steroid dealer gave one million Euros to Austrian authorities to avoid extradition to US

Lately a large steroid empire was busted in Austria. It was discovered that this company earned 40 million Euros due to illicit sale of steroids. Mihael Karner was considered to be the leader of the steroid empire. The USA asked Austria to extradite this man to the US. But Mihael Karner wasn’t extradited. He gave one million Euros to Austrian authorities that sent him to Slovenia, his native country.
Slovenia’s laws differ from Austrian ones. According to the Slovenian Constitution, it is forbidden to extradite Slovenian citizens to another country. Mihael Karner turned out to be a lucky man. If he had not avoided the extradition to the USA, he would have been probably sentenced to 40 years in jail.
Federal prosecutors began the investigation linked with this drug ring in 2005. The steroid empire started to function earlier. Federal prosecutors determined that since 2000 till 2008 the company earned 40 million Euros due to illicit sale of steroids.
Federal prosecutors determined in 2005 that Mihael Karner and his wife were implicated in illegal distribution of steroids but they couldn’t pursue them because the Karners were in Austria. But later steroid laws in Austria were altered due to suppression by the US. Furthermore, the US induced the arrest of Mihael Karner and his wife.
However the US tries to enforce European countries and other countries of the world to extradite steroid dealers to the USA, it doesn’t have essential success in this area. But the persons that were involved in “Musclebear” and “British Dragon” were extradited from Cyprus and Thailand to the USA. That time the US had a victory.
As for Mihael Karner, the USA believed that the extradition would be successful. That’s why the US was shocked, when it was found that Karner reached Slovenia safely. Thus, the USA was defeated this time in the war on steroids.