10 individuals that were involved in huge drug ring were detained in Spain

A large doping ring was busted by Spain’s police.
 According to reports of police, sportspersons who tested positive at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Vuelta a Espana got steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs from this illegal drug ring.
10 persons that were implicated in this drug ring were arrested. Professional cyclists and other athletes had relations with this illegal drug network.  It represented a popular source of steroids and other related drugs in the world of elite sport.
The investigation was named “Operation Skype”. The doctor  Alberto Beltran Nino was the leader of the drug chain. He is a former doctor of Liberty Seguros team. He was arrested and sentenced to prison, when he tried to flee from Madrid to Columbia. Cezar Perez, the former personal trainer of the champion Marta Dominguez, was also arrested by Spain’s police.
Although the center of the illicit ring was established in Barcelona, it was a multinational company. The ring was related to Morocco and Columbia. Steroids, HGH and EPO CERA were sold by this illegal drug ring.
The physician Beltran also worked with Xacobeo-Galicia team. David Garcia, the 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 sentenced to 2-year ban because of positives for forbidden preparations.