A recent Europol special operation showed how widespread the use of so-called “pharmacological support” is among amateur athletes. What are they risking?
The recent operation by Europol and Interpol to uncover the illegal sports doping market has once again shown the scale of the problem. 17 criminal groups in 33 countries of the world were uncovered. Nine underground laboratories have been destroyed. The detained 234 people are suspected of manufacturing and distributing counterfeit doping drugs and counterfeit medicines, the total number of which was 3.8 million, of which only steroid powder, which belongs to the strongest class of doping, was 24 tons.
This figure is very impressive, but, as the head of the Center for Preventive Doping Research (Zentrum für Präventive Dopingforschung) at the Higher School of Physical Education and Sports in Cologne, Mario Thevis, emphasized in an interview with DW, it is not surprising. https://steroidbulle.com/