Italian police on Friday arrested
nine people in connection with a doping probe involving amateur
athletes and body builders in northern Italy.
The arrests were made in the provinces of Trento, Bolzano,
Brescia, Bergamo, Cremona, Modena and Viterbo, police said.
NAS health and hygiene police from Trento seized one million
euros' worth of banned drugs.
The walk-in wards of two retirement homes near Trento were
where the arrested people got their drugs, police said.
In Italian amateur sport, a report said Friday, more than 2%
of competitors have tested positive for banned substances.
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