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What happened to Apex Peptides? Federal agents searched Apex Waste Management; storefront reported closed
REPORTED. Local outlets say the U.S. Postal Inspection Service led a Sept. 23 search of Apex Waste Management in North Sioux City, SD, whose officers are tied in state records to Apex Peptides; none of those outlets reports FDA involvement or charges.
Attribution: Compiled from published reporting by KTIV (Sept. 23 and Sept. 24, 2026), KELO (Sept. 24, 2026) and KCAU (Sept. 24, 2026, syndicated by Yahoo News) and KSCJ (Sept. 23 and 24, 2026), plus peptide-seller blogs where noted. We have not independently verified these reports. Original links are under Receipts. Some outlets call the event a raid; we describe it as a federal search.
Allegations in government documents and in reports by others are theirs, not findings by us. Verify against the linked sources. Disclaimer.
By Peptide Industry Gossip · Observed · Published
Sept. 23
Federal agents searched an Apex business in North Sioux City, SD and a Dakota Dunes home
USPIS
Lead agency, with the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation and local police (KTIV, KCAU)
No charges
Publicly announced as of Oct. 5. KSCJ saw two people led away in handcuffs; no names or charges released
No FDA
No outlet reports FDA personnel at the searches
Status note: This item includes industry discussion, public posts, or submitted tips. It is not an allegation of wrongdoing and should not be treated as verified fact unless specifically marked Documented or Confirmed.
What happened
- On Sept. 23, 2026, federal agents searched Apex Waste Management at 503 Prosperity Way, North Sioux City, SD, and a residence in Dakota Dunes, SD (KTIV; KELO).
- KTIV reports the U.S. Postal Inspection Service led the operation, with the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, and North Sioux City Police. These outlets do not name the FDA.
- KSCJ reported that about a half dozen law-enforcement vehicles arrived at the business after 9 a.m. and that two people were seen led away in handcuffs. KSCJ said their identities and any charges were not released. On Sept. 24, KSCJ quoted Postal Inspector and public information officer Travis Fondow as saying federal agents, including postal inspectors, were at multiple locations in the Sioux City area and that he could not provide further details because it is an active investigation. KSCJ said the FBI had also released no information.
- KTIV reports agents removed papers, boxes, and “one tote full of small packaged items.” Authorities have not said what was taken, why, or whether anyone is charged.
- KTIV’s Sept. 24 follow-up reports, from South Dakota Secretary of State records and LLC filings, that Apex Peptides, Apex Waste Management and Apex Research each list a primary address of 617 1st Street, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, and are affiliated with Jared Miller and Riley Isaacson. KTIV names Riley Isaacson as president of Apex Waste Management and Apex Research, and says the Dakota Dunes home that was also searched is owned by a relative of his.
- KCAU reports that South Dakota Secretary of State records show around two dozen businesses associated with Apex, including Apex Peptides, and that, according to the Apex Peptides website, the business is temporarily closed and all but one product has been removed. We did not independently observe the site.
- Peptide-seller blogs describe the same closure notice at about Sept. 24–26. We did not independently observe the site.
What we can verify
- KTIV, KELO, KCAU and KSCJ (Sept. 23–24) agree on the date and the North Sioux City location; KTIV and KCAU name the Postal Inspection Service as lead agency, and a USPIS spokesperson confirmed to KSCJ that postal inspectors were at multiple Sioux City-area locations. Reports differ on how many properties were searched (see below).
- On Oct. 5, 2026, at about 5:45 PM PT, we loaded apexpeptides.com. It returned a bare maintenance page (multilingual “Maintenance / Technical break” text and a login link) with no products listed. We have not yet captured a screenshot or archive copy.
- We found no FDA warning letter to Apex Peptides in our search as of Oct. 5, 2026. We did not query FDA’s warning-letter database directly.
What remains unknown
- What was seized, what conduct is under investigation, and who the target is.
- Whether any Apex Peptides facility was itself searched. KCAU says three properties were searched, and a USPIS spokesperson told KSCJ agents were at multiple locations; KTIV and KELO name two (the business and a Dakota Dunes residence). The other locations are not identified in the reports we reviewed.
- Whether these businesses operate as one. The filings KTIV describes show a shared primary address and shared people (Miller, Isaacson). Common ownership is not the same as a single operation, and no outlet or agency we reviewed has said they are one business.
- Who the two people KSCJ reported seen led away in handcuffs were, whether they were detained or arrested, and whether anyone is charged. No agency has said.
- Whether the site’s state on Sept. 24 (KCAU: temporarily closed, one product remaining) differs from what we saw on Oct. 5 (a bare maintenance page with no products).
- Whether the FDA is involved. One Substack post lists the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations among agencies; the local outlets do not, and that post says it found no public evidence connecting Apex to the seizures it discusses.
Timeline
| Date / time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 ~09:00 CDT | Searches begin at Apex Waste Management and at a Dakota Dunes residence. About a half dozen law-enforcement vehicles arrive at the business after 9 a.m. |
| 2026-09-23 ~10:00 CDT | More than a dozen marked and unmarked vehicles are outside 503 Prosperity Way. Reported agencies: U.S. Postal Inspection Service, FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, Union County Sheriff’s Office, North Sioux City Police. |
| 2026-09-23 ~10:30 CDT | Investigators bring evidence-collection equipment into the building (an industrial clipper, evidence bags, totes) and a U-Haul trailer. |
| 2026-09-23 ~12:00 CDT | A UPS driver attempting a delivery is directed to unload behind the building, and the packages go straight into the U-Haul. Agents from every agency begin loading it around 1 p.m. |
| 2026-09-23 ~16:00 CDT | The scene is cleared shortly after 4 p.m. after evidence is loaded. |
| 2026-09-23 | KSCJ reports two people seen led away in handcuffs. Identities and any charges were not released; what was seized has not been revealed. |
| 2026-09-24 | A USPIS postal inspector and public information officer tells KSCJ that agents, including postal inspectors, were at multiple Sioux City-area locations and that no further details can be given because the investigation is active. The FBI releases no information. |
| 2026-09-24 | KTIV, KELO, KCAU and KSCJ publish. Asked by KTIV why the properties were searched, one of the Isaacson twins says “No comment.” |
| 2026-09-24 | KTIV reports state filings listing Apex Peptides, Apex Waste Management and Apex Research at 617 1st Street, Sergeant Bluff, IA, affiliated with Jared Miller and Riley Isaacson, plus other Apex-named LLCs at 503 and 498 Prosperity Way. |
| 2026-09-24 | KCAU reports that, according to the Apex Peptides website, the business is temporarily closed and all but one product has been removed. Seller blogs describe the same notice on Sept. 24–26. Not independently observed at the time. |
| 2026-10-05 ~17:45 PT | Our check: apexpeptides.com returns a bare maintenance page with no products listed. Archived on the Wayback Machine at 6:43 PM PT. |
Locations
| Location | What public reporting established |
|---|---|
| Apex Waste Management, 503 Prosperity Way, North Sioux City, SD | The clearly identified commercial search location. Reporting describes a daylong operation, evidence-collection materials, a U-Haul used to remove items, and boxes, papers and one tote of small packaged items seen by a KTIV crew. Authorities have not said what was seized. |
| Residence in Dakota Dunes, SD (street address not published here) | KTIV reports the home is owned by a relative of Apex Waste Management’s president and that five Minneapolis-based postal inspectors removed bags and boxes. No one at the residence has been charged, per the reports reviewed. |
| Other locations | A USPIS spokesperson told KSCJ agents were at “multiple locations in the Sioux City area.” KCAU says three properties were searched. No additional address has been publicly identified in the reports we reviewed. |
| 617 1st Street, Sergeant Bluff, IA (listed primary address of Apex Peptides, Apex Waste Management and Apex Research) | Business address listed in state filings, per KTIV. Iowa Secretary of State records we checked on Oct. 5, 2026 list 617 1st Street, Suite A, Sergeant Bluff as the principal office of Apex Waste Management, LLC (registered in Iowa Jan. 28, 2026, active) and Apex Research LLC (organized in Iowa Apr. 30, 2025, active). NOT reported searched by any outlet we reviewed. |
Participating agencies
| Agency | Reported role or presence |
|---|---|
| U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) | Reported lead agency. Inspectors on scene were from Minneapolis. A USPIS spokesperson confirmed to KSCJ an active, multi-location investigation and released no details. |
| FBI | Agents from the Omaha and Minneapolis offices were reported at the operation. KSCJ reported the FBI released no information. |
| IRS Criminal Investigation | Reported by KTIV among the responding agencies. No public statement on its role was located. |
| Union County Sheriff’s Office | Reported among the responding agencies at the North Sioux City business. |
| North Sioux City Police | Reported among the responding agencies at 503 Prosperity Way. |
| FDA | Not reported as participating by any outlet we reviewed. No FDA statement about these searches was located. |
Receipts
- KTIV: U.S. Postal Inspection Service raids North Sioux City business, Dakota Dunes home · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 2
- KTIV: Five more Apex-tied businesses found at non-operational building · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 2
- KELO: A Sioux City Business Was Raided Yesterday · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 2
- KSCJ 1360: Few details revealed about Apex raid in North Sioux City · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 2
- KSCJ 1360: Federal authorities continue Apex investigation · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 2
- KCAU via Yahoo News: Federal investigators remain tight-lipped after Wednesday’s raid · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 2
- apexpeptides.com (company website), observed by us Oct. 5, 2026, about 5:45 PM PT · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 1 · archived copy
- Iowa Secretary of State business entity search: Apex Peptides, Apex Waste Management and Apex Research records, checked Oct. 5, 2026 · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 1
- The Peptide Digest (seller-published): Apex Peptides update · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 3
- Pepta Labs (seller-published): What Happened to Apex Peptides? · captured 2026-10-05 · tier 3
Company response
No comment.
Why people care
Apex Peptides is a peptide seller whose storefront has reportedly gone to a closure notice. Buyers with open orders have no public statement to rely on, and the market is watching whether the storefront returns and whether any charges name the peptide business.
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