Miguel Angel ‘Superman’ Lopez is investigated by the Spanish police for alleged trafficking in prohibited drugs, as was known this Thursday.
According to initial information, the Colombian cyclist from the Astana team was approached at the Madrid airport by the police.
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López, who traveled to Spain to resume competition this Monday in the Villafranca – Ordiziako Klasika Testarrived in Madrid and the police detained him at the airport, as he is being investigated by court number 4 of Cáceres in the operation he calls Ilex, against the doctor and physiologist Marcos Maynar.
What did you tell the police?
López was approached by agents from the Central Operative Unit (UCO), which is the Headquarters of the Judicial Police Service of the Civil Guard.
It is assured that López already has a lawyer for his defense, that he collaborated at all times with the agents and that after that he continued his trip to compete next Monday.
It is pointed out that what the court wants is to find out the links of the boyacense cyclist with Maynar, who was arrested last May and released after appearing in front of the Cáceres court for drug trafficking.
“The South American from the Kazakh Astana team was initially summoned as a witness by an alleged crime of distribution of medicines that are not authorized in Spain. By changing his figure from witness to investigated, he could have criminal responsibility in the facts investigated. In this way, López is expected to declare in Cáceres in the fall, predictably after the Vuelta a España, where he will be one of the leaders of the group led by Alexandre Vinokourov, ”says the specialist, Ciclo21.
Background of Maynar
Maynar, in addition, is investigated for money laundering and the Spanish Civil Guard registered the Physiology laboratory of the Faculty of Sports Sciences, where the doctor works.
This relationship with Maynar is not new. “He has been immersed in doping cases in various sports and specialties such as cycling -LA Aluminum case with the death of Bruno Neves and seizure of EPO and anabolics, Fassa Bortolo and Comunitat Valenciana-Kelme-, basketball and volleyball (teams from Cáceres), football -the case of Gurpegui and Sabino Padilla- or traineras, from which he was acquitted after advising the Urdaibai boat. He currently does not have any sanctions in force from the UCI, CELAD or any other anti-doping body,” the page writes.
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