Spanish Civil Guard dismantles massive EPO trafficking network

Spanish Civil Guard dismantles massive EPO trafficking network
Spanish Civil Guard dismantles massive EPO trafficking network (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Spanish Civil Guard announced Thursday that it has dismantled an international EPO trafficking network based in Barcelona, Spain. A three-year investigation found that the network was operated by several Serbian nationals, one who lived in Barcelona, who shipped the banned substances to amateur and professional athletes who lived in various European countries, according to a report in El Pais.

"The investigation was launched in mid-2017, after a series of athletes, who tested positive by EPO, collaborated with us informing us that they had gotten the product on a website that supplied from Cádiz, and gave us a series of names," said José Luis Terreros, director of the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency (AEPSAD), which provided the information to the Spanish Civil Guard. 

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