Spain’s police busted a huge drug ring.
According to affirmations of police officers, sportspeople that tested positive at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Vuelta a Espana bought steroids and other related medications from this doping ring.
10 persons that were involved in this drug ring were arrested. Professional cyclists and other sportspersons had links with this illicit drug network. It was a popular source of performance-enhancing drugs in the world of top athletes.
The investigation was called “Operation Skype”. The doctor Alberto Beltran Nino was the leader of the drug chain. He is a former physician of Liberty Seguros team. He was detained and sentenced to jail, when he tried to fly from Madrid to Columbia. Cezar Perez, the former personal coach of the Spanish runner Marta Dominguez, was also arrested by Spain’s police.
However the center of the illegal drug ring was set in Barcelona, it represented an international company. The ring was linked with Morocco and Columbia. Steroids, HGH and EPO CERA were sold by this illicit drug ring.
The physician Beltran also worked with Xacobeo-Galicia team. David Garcia, the professional rider of this team, tested positive for EPO at the 2010 Vuelta.
The investigation began summer last year. It was initially related to the Spanish runner Jose Luis Blanco after he was banned for two years because of positives for forbidden products.
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