(Dagbladet): Police of Greater Bergen conducts Wednesday a wider crackdown on users of anabolic steroids. So far, 23 people arrested, said Western Police District.
– The action is aimed at individual users, but also entails efforts and searches at gyms where these users coach, writes communications consultant in West police Gry Benedicte Halseth in a statement.
Seven police officers in civilian clothing in took action against fitness Sats Nesttun kl. 19.30 Printer BergensAvisen.
Police also raided another two gyms where they have arrested a total of eight people.
Targeted action
– Some people will get a fine. Other stands perhaps behind turnover, for them there will be further investigation. It is difficult to say how big this environment, said Deputy Police in Bergen Olav Valland Dagbladet.
He tells that this priority area for the police because these drugs have adverse health effects, they are illegal and, by taking such drugs over a longer period can be quite aggressive.
– This is the section for combating organized crime as head action, informs Valland.
He characterizes the action as a purposeful action to punish them who uses, sells and trades doping.
Should be “role models” in the environment
Valland says the police have seized ecstasy, hashish, amphetamines, Rivotril, testosterone and growth hormones.
Many of those arrested should be regarded as role models in certain environments, some of them are also coaches.
– Several have sponsorship contracts, model contracts and is popular on social media. In that sense, this action preventive, considering the youth engaged in strength training and who look up to these people, said deputy police chief.
It is made seizures of doping preparation and drugs at the home of several of those arrested.
police seized as well as anabolic steroids also a royal python. Bergen Aquarium has taken care of it, until the FSA should take it in the morning.
The 23 men are now taken in for questioning and must take a urine test, police said.
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