DeSoto County, Mississippi steroid shipments were sent from Mexico.

"A DeSoto County Sheriff's Department employee joins the list of safety and law enforcement officers being investigated by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics for allegedly trafficking illegal steroids.

DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco said Monday that disciplinary action has been taken against the employee. That employee's name was not released.

"We have one employee who has been relieved of duty without pay pending the outcome of the investigation," Rasco said.

Rasco confirmed that state authorities were investigating alleged shipments of steroids from Mexico to DeSoto County.

"That's the way I understand it," Rasco said. "I'm not going to comment on anything else until the investigation is complete."