Operation Lisboa Steroid Bust in Spanish Beach Resort

Spanish police have arrested seven individuals for trafficking anabolic steroids and human growth hormone (HGH) in the Marina Baja region of Alicante as part of the ongoing Operation Lisboa investigation. The Guardia Civil confiscated over 4,000 dosage units of steroids and HGH from a business in Benidorm, a gym in Altea and a supplement store in Alfaz del Pi. The Spanish beach resort area is popular among European tourists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Norway and France (“Desmantelan dos puntos ilegales de venta de anabolizantes en Benidorm y Altea,” February 21).

Según la Guardia Civil, se han intervenido en varios registros unas cuatro mil dosis, material para su dispensación, además de dos vehículos y una motocicleta de gran cilindrada. […]

La investigación se originó al tener constancia de que había un grupo organizado dedicado a la distribución de esteroides-anabolizantes, hormonas de crecimiento y otros fármacos prohibidos a través de un establecimiento especializado en nutrición y en suplementación deportiva.

The confiscated performance enhancing drugs have been identified as including Norma Nandrolone Decanoate, Ansomone HGH, and various oral anabolic steroids from Thailand.

Spain’s Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (National Police Corps) and Guardia Civil (Civil Guard) have been vigilant in their pursuit of anabolic steroid distribution cases since the issue of doping and steroids in Spain has taken the national spotlight as a result of the Operacion Puerta investigation into professional cyclists and other athletes. The steroid crackdown has spawned three major investigations targeting the distribution of anabolic steroids in recent years including Operation Mazas, Operation Bodegon and Operation Gamma II. These steroid investigations have resulted in the several arrests and steroid busts.

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Millard writes about anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and their use and impact in sport and society. He discusses the medical and non-medical uses of anabolic-androgenic steroids while advocating a harm reduction approach to steroid education.