Customs has conducted a thorough investigation into a large-scale doping substance smuggling operation. The investigation, which lasted approximately a year and a half, revealed that an individual had been ordering doping substances and their raw materials from China to Finland. Photo: Finnish Customs
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Finnish Customs has successfully concluded a thorough investigation into a significant doping substance smuggling and distribution network. The probe, which lasted approximately 18 months, revealed that an individual had been importing raw doping materials from China and manufacturing and distributing them across Finland.
The main suspect, a 30-year-old man from Savonlinna, was found to have been producing, bottling, and selling the doping substances himself.
During the investigation, Customs seized approximately 450 doses of various doping substances, while the suspect is believed to have distributed around 1,900 doses in total.
Major Seizure of Doping Ampoules
Customs officials confiscated around 1,000 ampoules of doping substances from the suspect’s possession. The investigation also uncovered that the suspect had ordered about six kilograms of doping powder from abroad, which could be used to produce several thousand ampoules.
The substances seized included a wide array of doping agents, such as testosterone in numerous forms, sustanon, trenbolone, nandrolone, stanozolol, and drostanolone.
A typical doping cycle involves about two months of active use followed by a two-month break, making a complete cycle around four months.
“This case represents an exceptionally large-scale criminal operation, requiring extensive time and re
Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
