10 persons related to huge doping ring were detained in Spain

Spain’s national police busted a huge illegal drug ring.
According to statements of police officers, sportspeople that tested positive at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Vuelta a Espana bought steroids and other related preparations from this doping ring.
10 individuals that were implicated in this illicit drug ring were arrested. Professional cyclists and other sportspersons had relations with this illicit drug network.  It was a prominent doping ring in the world of elite sport.
The investigation was named “Operation Skype”. The physician  Alberto Beltran Nino was the leader of the doping chain. He is a former doctor of Liberty Seguros team. This person was detained and sentenced to imprisonment, when he tried to flee from Madrid to Columbia. Cezar Perez, the former personal trainer of the champion Marta Dominguez, was also detained by Spain’s police.
However the center of the doping ring was established in Barcelona, it was an international company. The ring was linked with Morocco and Columbia. Steroids, HGH and EPO CERA were sold by this illicit drug ring.
Dr. Beltran also worked with Xacobeo-Galicia team. David Garcia, the rider of this team, tested positive for EPO at the 2010 Vuelta.
The investigation started summer last year. It was originally linked with the runner Jose Luis Blanco after he was banned for two years because of positives for prohibited drugs.