It was considered as the biggest doping scandal ever in Sweden.

The crackdown took place last week when Swedish authorities swooped down on suspected drug dealers in a series of pre-dawn raids across the country. The investigation resulted to the arrest of 40 individuals and seizure of anabolic steroids, weapons and ammunition. Persons of interest were also brought in for interrogation.

According to reports, the incident on August 13 in Malmö which has resulted to the arrest of a 25-year-old man triggered the investigation. The man reportedly tried to flee the country with a bag full of cash.

Police were able to get from the suspect the name and address of a 51-year-old Gavle resident. The 51-year-old man was later arrested along with his girlfriend for doping offenses.

“We found large quantities of doping drugs and we received signals that his sales basically encompassed the whole of Sweden and took place over the internet,” said Pär Langer of the Gävleborg police department.
Police were able to retrieve data from the 51-year-old suspect’s computer that led to subsequent raids and interrogations of persons of interest.

“There’s much to suggest that this is the biggest doping scandal to have ever taken place in Sweden,” said Langer.

According to police, majority of drug sales took place at the Stockholm area and most of the buyers of anabolic steroids had associations with fitness and bodybuilding establishments in the area.

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