Five precautionary measures (residence obligation) and 19 complaints. It is the balance of an operation carried out by the Carabinieri del Nas of Cagliari , which defeated a network dedicated to the importation and dealing of doping and anabolic substances , also with narcotic effect, operating throughout the region and with links also abroad .

«The investigations – explain the investigators – were launched in 2021 following a double arrest made in Cagliari against a personal trainer and a body builder dedicated to the sale of these substances caught red-handed during an exchange of a large quantity of medicines with narcotic and anabolic action, intended to be placed on the Cagliaritan market. In that circumstance, 5 house and personal search decrees were then carried out against as many suspects, with the consequent seizure of further significant quantities of anabolic and narcotic drugs, as well as narcotic substances held for drug dealing.

Overall, during the course of the investigation, the investigators of the nucleus of the Sardinian capital seized 301 vials of nandrolone , over 600 vials of anabolic substances of various medicinal specialties , over 7,500 tablets, various devices for inoculation, cocaine and marijuana and various materials (for cutting and packaging), as well as a significant sum of money (over 13,000 euros in cash) believed to be the proceeds of the aforesaid crimes.

"The commercial value of these seized substances - particularly harmful to health both from a medical point of view and for the ability to alter the regular biological processes of the organism, both from a psychological point of view - is around 90 thousand euros ", the investigators continue .

The investigations made it possible to ascertain that the doping substances, once illegally imported into Italy from abroad, would have been marketed since 2019 on the entire island, to then be destined for other sellers , sportsmen and athletes who hired them to improve their own performance in competitive competitions or even just for the aesthetic improvement of one's physical condition.