Investigation codenamed Operation Skype is successful

A huge drug ring was busted by national Spain’s police.
 According to affirmations of police, sportspersons that tested positive at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Vuelta a Espana bought steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs from this drug ring.
10 individuals that were involved in this drug ring were detained. Professional cyclists and other sportspersons had relations with this illegal drug network.  It was a prominent source of steroids and other related drugs in the world of top athletes.
The investigation was nicknamed “Operation Skype”. The doctor  Alberto Beltran Nino was the leader of the drug ring. He is a former physician of Liberty Seguros team. He was arrested and sentenced to prison, when he tried to fly from Madrid to Columbia. Cezar Perez, the former personal coach of the athlete Marta Dominguez, was also arrested by police.
Although the center of the doping ring was set in Barcelona, it represented an international business. The ring was connected with Morocco and Columbia. Steroids, HGH and EPO CERA were distributed by this illegal drug ring.
Dr. Beltran also worked with Xacobeo-Galicia team. David Garcia, the road bicycle racer of this team, tested positive for EPO at the 2010 Vuelta.
The investigation started summer last year. It was initially linked with the Spanish runner Jose Luis Blanco after he was sentenced to 2-year ban due to positives for forbidden products.