Crime takes many forms and in Elche,near Alicante on the Costa Blanca last week an interner racket in growth hormones was uncovered by the police.Thousands of doses of an illegal growth hormone were intercepted en route from China to alicante and Elche.The medication has reached Elche from China via Paris,using a courier service and with no medical checks in place.
National police and the Gendermerie in France have seized over 2000 doses of the drug at Charles de Gaulle airport.Five people have been arrested .It appears that the substances had been ordered by various people in Alicante and Elche.
The side effects of taking growth hormones without being monitored by a doctor are many and the range from an underactive thyroid and malinant tumours( particularly to the brain) to high blood pressure,high blood sugar levelsplus vomiting and sickness.Medical guidance is vital when taking these substances.
