The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that Serbia’s authorities have broken up a criminal ring that was importing and distributing doping substances in the country.

WADA said in a statement that 10 members of the organised group have been arrested and 3,000 kilograms (6,614 pounds) of banned substances worth 3 million euros (USD 3.1 million, approximately INR 27.2 crore) seized alongside 100,000 euros (USD 104,000) in cash, cryptocurrency worth some 500,000 euros (USD 522,000), numerous properties, and seven websites used for online sales of the drugs.

Other seized items included luxury cars and watches.

The agency said the move in Serbia was a result of its program to increase anti-doping intelligence and investigation capacity throughout Europe which involves 48 countries.

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