A huge anabolic laboratory in Alicante is dismantled by the National Police

In an operation that resulted in 11 arrests, the National Police demolished a covert laboratory in Alicante that had the ability to manufacture three million doses of anabolic steroids.

The General Directorate of Police (DGP) reports that during the searches, more than 4,300 euros, three kilogrammes of various active ingredients, encapsulating machines, centrifuges, thousands of empty vials and capsules, and more than 300,000 doses of illegal medications were found.

The accused were able to make over 15,000 euros a month by obtaining the active ingredient needed to make anabolic steroids from Asian nations in packages that looked like they contained paste or nutritional supplements.

Police said that because the criminal group sold solely to acquaintances and inside homes or other extremely secluded locations, they were able to ensure a high level of security by making deliveries by hand.

After that, it was processed at a laboratory in a different house in the province of Alicante than the one where the criminal organization’s boss resided. In an attempt to create a highly pure product, it was combined with oils, dyes, and other cutting materials there, in an unsanitary environment.

The boss’s closest associates were among his extensive network of distributors, who served end users under his supervision.

As a result, the agents discovered that one of the distributors wanted to grow the company nationally and suggested to the leader that a brand with eye-catching branding be established in order to get more reputation and draw in new clients. However, this marketing approach was not implemented because it may draw notice if they achieved a very large amount of sales.