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The '''Oil for Drugs case''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] doping case against doctor [[Carlos Santuccione]] and a number of accomplices, started in 2003. He is accused of administering prohibited [[Doping (sport)|doping]] products to professional and amateur [[sportsperson|athlete]]s, to enhance their performance as well as being involved in doping network across [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=10163|title=The Sport of the Doctors|publisher=Daily Peloton|accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref>
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==Timeline==
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===Death of Amateur cyclist===
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The catalyst to start the investigation was the death of an amateur cyclist in Italy that was suspicious. The death of this unnamed cyclist which occurred in around December 2002 led to an investigation by the Italian authorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyclingfansanonymous.blogspot.com/2007/10/carlo-santucciones-poisonous-legacy-oil.html|title=The “Oil for Drugs” Investigation |accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref> The State Prosecutor started and coordinated the investigation.
===Police action===
Italy's Anti-Narcotic Group (NAS) began an investigation and tapped the phones of Doctor Santuccione as well as installing a hidden camera in his office. On [[March 3]], [[2004]] Santuccione advised over the telephone professional cyclist [[Danilo Di Luca]] to inject EPO before [[Milan-Sanremo]] which was recorded.<ref name="dilucaloses">{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/may08/may01news|title=Di Luca wins and loses in CAS decision|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref> Di Luca said that he would visit the Doctor that evening with teammate [[Alessandro Spezialetti]]. Later that evening the video surveillance of Santuccione's office showed Santuccione preparing two disposable syringes with EPO and exiting the office where Di Luca and Spezialetti were outside. A teammate of Di Luca and Spezialetti, [[Eddy Mazzoleni]] also sent SMS messages to Santuccione at this time mentioning Di Luca and hormone use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jun07/jun29news|title=Di Luca & Mazzoleni to appear before CONI|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref>
Following this surveillance the NAS squad conducted coordinated surprise raids at team hotels as well as at certain rider's homes on the night of [[May 24]], [[2004]]. Eight riders (all clients of Santuccione) from six different teams were involved. These were<ref name="nada">{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/may04/may27news|title=NAS blitz nets nada|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref> :
*[[Alessio Galletti]] and [[Mario Scirea]] from [[Domina Vacanze]]
*[[Fabio Sacchi]] from [[Fassa Bortolo]]
*[[Eddy Mazzoleni]], [[Danilo Di Luca]] and [[Alessandro Spezialetti]] from [[Saeco (cycling team)|Saeco]]
*[[Ruggero Marzoli]] from [[Acqua & Sapone]]
*[[Guiseppe Muraglia]] from Formaggi Pinzolo Fiava
*[[Simone Masciarelli]] from [[Vini Caldirola]]
No illegal substances were found.<ref name="nada"/>
The NAS raid was part of a much larger raid carried out in 28 Italian cities involving 138 professional and amateur athletes, doctors and others who were under suspicion of dealing or using doping in several sports. However by May 2004, only two arrests had been made. One of these involved a pharmacist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/may04/may26news2|title=NAS raid Giro again but come up empty handed|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref>
===Suspensions & Bans===
[[Danilo Di Luca]] was given a three month suspension due to his involvement in the case.<ref name="dilucaloses"/> On [[December 18]], [[2007]] Santuccione was given a life time ban by the [[Italian Olympic Committee]] due to his involvement in the Oil for Drugs case and after having already serving a lengthy ban for a previous doping offense.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/dec07/dec18news|title=Santuccione banned for life|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Doping cases in cycling]]
[[Category:Sports scandals]]
[[Category:2004 in cycle racing|Oils for Drugs doping case]]
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