Several athletes were seen by investigators visiting BALCO and leaving with nothing, including one who left with his pants leg rolled up above the knee -- apparently after receiving a steroid injection, the affidavit says.
Ashcroft said some athletes allegedly agreed to endorse ZMA, a zinc-magnesium nutritional supplement sold worldwide by Conte, in return for free drugs. Bonds and top track stars have appeared in public wearing ZMA caps, and Oakland Raiders linebacker Bill Romanowski has been an enthusiastic booster of ZMA and Conte.
Terry Madden, chief executive officer of the US Anti-Doping Agency that provides testing for American Olympic athletes, hailed the case as a step toward "removing drug cheats from sport." His agency has announced in recent weeks that at least eight US track and field athletes flunked tests for THG or modafinil at the national championships last summer
"We fully expect that developments in the US attorney's proceedings and our ongoing investigation will lead to the initiation of more doping cases against athletes and others," he said.
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