Leader of international drug ring that was busted by Spain’s police was Dr. Alberto Beltran Nino

Spain’s national police busted a huge illegal drug ring.
 According to affirmations of police officers, athletes that tested positive at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Vuelta a Espana got steroids and other related medications from this illicit drug ring.
10 persons that were implicated in this doping ring were arrested. Professional cyclists and other sportspersons had relations with this illegal drug network.  It represented a prominent source of steroids and other related preparations in the world of top athletes.
The investigation was nicknamed “Operation Skype”. The physician  Alberto Beltran Nino was the leader of the doping chain. He is a former doctor of Liberty Seguros team. This person was detained and sentenced to imprisonment, 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 business. The ring was related to Morocco and Columbia. Steroids, HGH and EPO CERA were distributed by this illicit drug ring.
Dr. Beltran also worked with Xacobeo-Galicia team. David Garcia, the rider of this team, tested positive for EPO at the 2010 Vuelta.
The investigation started summer last year. It was originally related to the Spanish runner Jose Luis Blanco after he was sentenced to 2-year ban because of positives for prohibited products.