Operación Galgo (''Operation Greyhound'') is an investigation into doping in

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by the

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in Spain. Initiated in April 2010,Bezabeh and Fernández pull out of Euro Cross as Spanish doping probe continues
. ''

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'' (2010-12-10). Retrieved on 2010-12-11. the investigation came to public attention with the raid of houses and the arrest of high-profile athletes, coaches and doctors, among others. Among those arrested were

Marta Domínguez Marta Domínguez Azpeleta (born 3 November 1975) is a Spanish former runner and politician. She competes mainly in the steeplechase. She has represented Spain four times at the Olympics and has competed at the World Championships on six occ ...

, the reigning

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world champion. She was immediately suspended from her role of vice president of the

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(Spain's governing body for athletics). Other athletes who were interrogated were European champion

Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Domínguez (born 16 August 1976 in Luzern, Switzerland) is a Spanish middle-distance runner. She specialises in the 1500 metres and is the Spanish record holder in the mile run and the 1500 m indoors. Career Fernández ha ...

, Alberto García,

Reyes Estévez Reyes Estévez López (born 2 August 1976 in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain) is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest. In addition, he won bronze medal A bronze medal in ...

and Adriënne Herzog. European cross country champion

Alemayehu Bezabeh Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (Amharic: አለማየሁ በዛበህ ደስታ; born c. 1986) is an athlete who competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Spain internationa ...

admitted to taking banned substances. The case centres on athletics coaches César Pérez,

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and María José Martínez Guerrero, manager José Alonso and Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, who was previously implicated in the

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. Sixty-one Spanish athletes signed a petition in support of the investigation. In March 2011, Bezabeh was absolved of doping charges by the Spanish Athletics Federation due to a lack of evidence against him, and the organisation's president accepted that Bezabeh's blood had been drawn to test for a liver condition. In July 2011,

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was acquitted of the charges of doping (providing various medicines without proper prescription) pending with the courts.

was absolve
exculpada del cargo de dopaje
. ''

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''. Retrieved on 2011-07-11

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File:Marta Dominguez portrait.jpg,

, acquitted in July 2011 File:Reyes Estévez.jpg,

File:Núria Fernández Barcelona 2010.jpg,

File:Adrienne Herzog Doha 2010.jpg, Adriënne Herzog, acquitted in August 2011

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