A Staunton man has been arrested after police say he ordered "date rape drugs," which he allegedly planned to distribute, and had them shipped to an address in downtown Staunton.

According to Captain Kelly Walker, of the Waynesboro Police Department, agents with Homeland Security Investigations/Immigration and Customs Enforcement (HSI/ICE) contacted the Skyline Drug Task Force on November 8 after they noticed a suspicious package from China en route to a Staunton address in the 100 block of New Street.

The package was intended for 36-year-old Steven Nicholas Maddox, and the SDTF obtained a narcotics search warrant to execute as soon as the package arrived for Maddox.

Forensic testing confirmed that the package contained gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), a precursor to gamma-hydroxybutyric (GHB). Both are more commonly known as "club" drugs or "date rape" drugs. They are colorless and odorless and have been found in several high-profile rape cases in the United States, leading them to be classified as controlled substances in 2000.

As soon as Maddox received the package, officers with the SDTF took him into custody. He was found to also be in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana.

He faces a charge of possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I drug, to wit gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), as well as possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of marijuana (2nd offense).

Maddox is being held without bond at the Middle River Regional Jail.