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Gang caught supplying anabolic steroids to gyms
• 31 Oct 2007 •
INVESTIGATORS ALLEGE that the organisation bought steroids from Spanish and Greek laboratories and sold them over the internet globally. It is claimed they tried to distribute 180,000 doses of the steroids. Seven people have been detained in Malaga including a chemist wholesaler employee and various suppliers to sports centres.
In Operation Sanson two groups of medicines were seized; growth hormones, Jintropin and anabolic steroids such as Winstrol, Prolongatum and Textorive. The use of Winstrol is common in some gyms.
After four months of investigation, started by information given by Health Authorities, various arrests were made. The total amount for the sale of these drugs would be around three million euros. The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Sanitary Products warned of the effects of these drugs, even short-term use can cause nausea, insomnia, depression, acne and palpitations. In some cases, the effects, especially after long-term use, are irreversible. | Return to Top
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