Gang dealing in doping substances busted. The police seized goods worth one million zlotys

The action was successful thanks to the cooperation of CBZC with Europol and the Polish Anti-Doping Agency (POLADA). Six people were detained, including the head of an organized criminal group. Three people were taken into custody.

The officers conducted 13 searches and seized over a thousand products containing anabolic substances and other pharmaceuticals, as well as property worth approximately PLN 180,000. zloty. In the course of the activities, the laboratory used for the production of anabolics and the channel for the transfer of anabolic agents were closed down - said CBZC spokeswoman Senior Asst. Monika Przestrzeńska.

Complicated group structure

The group operated primarily in the Lower Silesian and Lesser Poland voivodeships. Its members used encrypted messaging services to advertise and sell illegal anabolic drugs, steroids and medicinal products.

The group was headed by a manager who coordinated the activities of the other members. Individual people were responsible for delivering products, advertising them, handling transactions, packing and shipping parcels, as well as hiding the origin of the money obtained.

Cryptocurrencies, fictitious data and anonymization mechanisms were used for settlements. These actions were intended to make it more difficult to identify people involved in criminal activities, Przestrzelska said.

Hazardous substances

The seized products included substances from the list of prohibited substances of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), including anabolic-androgenic steroids, peptide hormones and their analogues, hormone and metabolism modulators and stimulants.

The detained people were charged with, among other things, introducing anabolic substances to the market and thus endangering the life or health of many people.