the colombian cyclist Miguel Ángel ‘Supermán’ López is not being investigated by the Civil Guard Within the framework of Operation Ilex for drug trafficking, although he has been suspended by his team, Astana, sources from the Civil Guard have informed Efe.
Despite the fact that initially sources of the investigation reported that he was being investigated, and even some media that he was detained, the Civil Guard has simply registered the luggage of ‘Supermán’ López at the Madrid airport in a routine control and has not found anything suspicious.
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López, in the court case
In any casethe name of the cyclist does appear in the case that follows the court number 4 of Cáceres for drug trafficking and in which the professor of the University of Extremadura Marcos Maynar is investigated, who years ago was accused of administering doping substances to athletes.
After the news spread about the cyclist in the last hours, his team has issued a statement this Friday in which he explains that the news released on Thursday that the runner was being investigated “caught them by surprise” and at the moment they lack details.
“In this sense, the team has decided to suspend Miguel Ángel López from any activity within the team until all the circumstances of the case are clarified,” adds the statement from the Astana.
‘Superman’ defends himself
Meanwhile, the athlete’s lawyersJavier de las Heras and Alfredo Gomez, They have sent a statement to Efe in which they assure that they have contacted him and he flatly denies that he was detained at the Madrid airport and assures that “Never in his life has he suffered any arrest.”
Also, the cyclist “He flatly denies having any relationship/participation in any criminal act related to the distribution of medicines unauthorized or any other product referred to in the news published yesterday”.
‘Supermán’ López maintains, according to his lawyers, that “From the point of view of sports ethics, he has always been respectful of the rules that regulate it as evidenced by his professional career” and says that “despite the surprise at the situation, he is convinced that all extremes will be clarified”.
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