Dr. Alberto Beltran Nino was leader of international doping ring

Spain’s national police busted a huge illegal drug ring.
According to statements of police, athletes who tested positive at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Vuelta a Espana bought steroids and other related preparations from this doping ring.
10 persons who were implicated in this drug ring were arrested. Professional cyclists and other sportspersons had links with this illegal drug network.  It represented a prominent source of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in the world of elite sport.
The investigation was named “Operation Skype”. Dr.  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 jail, when he tried to flee from Madrid to Columbia. Cezar Perez, the former personal trainer of the Spanish runner Marta Dominguez, was also arrested by Spain’s police.
Although the center of the drug ring was established in Barcelona, it represented a multinational company. The ring had contacts in Morocco and Columbia. Steroids, HGH and EPO CERA were sold by this illegal drug ring.
The doctor Beltran also worked with Xacobeo-Galicia team. David Garcia, the professional rider of this team, tested positive for EPO at the 2010 Vuelta.
The investigation started summer last year. It was originally connected with the Spanish runner Jose Luis Blanco after he was sentenced to 2-year ban because of positives for prohibited medications.