Operation Skype turned out to be successful

Spain’s police busted a large doping ring.
According to statements of police officers, sportspersons that tested positive at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Vuelta a Espana got steroids and other related drugs from this illicit drug ring.
10 persons who were implicated in this illicit drug ring were arrested. Professional cyclists and other athletes had relations with this doping network.  It was a famous doping ring in the world of elite sport.
The investigation was codenamed “Operation Skype”. The physician  Alberto Beltran Nino was the leader of the drug chain. 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 trainer of the champion Marta Dominguez, was also arrested by Spain’s police officers.
However the center of the drug ring was established in Barcelona, it was an international company. The ring had contacts in Morocco and Columbia. Steroids, HGH and EPO CERA were offered for sale 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 began 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 medications.