Last Tuesday the Spanish Civil Guard (police) raided several locations across Spain that led to the arrest of 11 people, including 3 cyclists. The police raids took place in Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia and Grenada. The arrested include two pharmacists who were already suspected of distributing banned substances, and several doctors. The ring is reported by the Spanish police to have distributed EPO, CERA and human growth hormone.
The investigation, named Operacion Grial by the authorities, is reminiscent of the infamous Operacion Puerto, the doping scandal of 2006 that uncovered the doping ring run by Dr Fuentes, a former collaborator of Walter Viru and also once a doctor with the Kelme squad.
"Investigations were initiated in early August 2009 when the Civil Guard became aware of the existence of a group of people, mostly residents in Valencia, which were dedicated to supplying doping products to people of different sports and categories," read the statement.
It continued: "During the investigations it was discovered that among the network of members was a physician with sports and dietary consultation in Valencia, whose role would be to prepare training plans, nutrition and supplementation aimed at improving the performance of athletes, including substances in these plans prohibited in sport."
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