Vast trafficking in anabolic steroids and growth hormones within several sports halls in the Ardennes and Meuse has been dismantled. Large-scale police operation launched simultaneously in Meuse, Ardennes, in Moselle, in Meurthe-et-Moseslle.

Eight people accused of organized gang trafficking in “substances, plants, preparations or medicines included on a list classifying them as poisonous substances” Some of them also received remuneration for “chemistry coaching” and were prosecuted for illegally practicing medicine.