MMiguel Ángel López is in trouble. The Colombian corridor is investigated for alleged drug trafficking together with the controversial doctor Marcos Maynar and this Thursday was intercepted by some authorities in Spain when I arrived at Madrid airport from Colombia to resume their official powers.
The news was revealed by the Spanish portal ‘Cycle 21’ and even got some photographs of López at the Madrid airport. The aforementioned medium explains that “the Colombian is already formally investigated (previously charged) within the case opened by the court of instruction number 4 of Cáceres and the operation named Ilex against the doctor and physiologist from Extremadura Marcos Maynar”.
Miguel Ángel López collaborated in all the questions and steps taken by the authorities, who later let him go, since on Monday, July 25 will be in the Villafranca-Clásica de Ordizia race; competition that is part of its preparation for the Tour of Spain that begins on August 19 and where will be leader of the Astana Team.
“The South American from the Kazakh Astana team was initially summoned as a witness for an alleged crime of distribution of medicines that do not have authorization in Spain. By changing his figure from witness to investigated, he could have criminal responsibility in the investigated facts, “adds the portal ‘Cycle 21’.
Miguel Ángel López would testify before the authorities after his participation in the Vuelta a España for his possible relationship with the controversial physician and the “Maynar” case in which he was already arrested and later released with charges in May.
According to MARCA explained on May 11 when he was arrested“Marcos Maynar has been involved, either as an expert or as an alleged implicated, in several cases of doping in sports. He was the author of the report that tried to exculpate his colleague Sabino Padilla in the positive with nandrolone of the player on Athletic Club Carlos Gurpegui. Maynar was arrested in 2004 by the National Police in an investigation against the trafficking of doping substances in gyms. Ultimately, he was not charged.”
Maynar has been linked and accused in several doping cases and in various sports for substances such as EPO and anabolics both in cycling and in basketball, volleyball and soccer. At the time of his arrest two months ago, he was charged with crimes against public health, money laundering and illegal trafficking of prohibited drugs on Spanish soil.
