The European Police Organization (Europol) has confirmed that the ongoing investigation into the Bahrain Victorias team is focused on the "use of banned drugs in cycling," and Eurojust revealed that a search conducted in Slovenia earlier this week uncovered "412 brown capsules of undetermined content and , 67 white capsules of undetermined content" were found.

The Bahrain Victorious Hotel in Copenhagen was raided by Danish police on the eve of the Tour de France, and the homes of riders and staff were searched earlier this week in Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Poland, and Slovenia.

Europol confirmed in a statement on Friday that electronic equipment was seized in the raids and released photos showing that drugs were also seized.

Europol's statement follows confirmation by the prosecutor's office in Marseille that the homes of Bahrain Victorious' "manager, three horsemen, an osteopath and a doctor" were searched.

Bahrain Victorious has been under investigation by Marseille prosecutors since last July, when its hotel in Pau was raided during the 2021 Tour.

Europol outlined that an "emergency coordination meeting" organized by Eurojust, the agency for judicial cooperation in criminal matters among EU member states, was held on June 16 prior to the most recent raid.

The meeting was held "to facilitate judicial cooperation, including the implementation of the seven European search orders in the countries concerned and the preparation of joint actions."

Raids against Bahrain Victorious players and staff were subsequently carried out in seven countries over the past week.

"Law enforcement and judicial authorities in France, Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Poland, and Slovenia have implemented coordinated action against the use of prohibited drugs in cycling.

"At the request of French authorities, Danish police also searched one of the Tour de France hotels in Copenhagen. This international operation was coordinated by Europol and Eurojust.

"To investigate possible doping allegations against cycling teams participating in the Tour de France, the French OCLAESP, under the supervision of the French Public Prosecutor's Office in Marseille, led the investigation; three people were interrogated, one of which was a Danish cyclist.

"The investigation is ongoing and the evidence seized is being forensically examined. The property of several athletes and their staff were searched in Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Poland, and Slovenia."

"The property of several athletes and their staff were searched in Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Poland, and Slovenia.

In a later statement, Eurojust listed the items seized in this week's raids. In Italy, "multiple locations were searched and various electronic devices (including laptops, smartphones, hard drives, and pen drives), medicines, and supplements were seized.

In Belgium, one raid resulted in the seizure of a computer, a cell phone, and capsules with unknown contents.

"In Poland, one raid was conducted. A series of electronic devices and medical supplies were seized.

"In Slovenia, the raid uncovered 412 capsules with undetermined brown content and 67 capsules with undetermined white content, and one cell phone was seized. [31] [32] "In Spain, houses and premises were searched and electronic devices were seized. The survey included the following agencies: "France (Public Health and Environment Department and OCLAESP in Marseille), Belgium (Federal Prosecutor's Office and Federal Judicial Police in Brussels), Denmark (Copenhagen Police), Spain (Eighth Investigative Court in Alicante), Croatia (Prosecutor's Office of Rijeka County), Italy (NAS in Brescia, Rome, and Ragusa) ), Poland (Circuit Prosecutor's Office and Municipal Police in Lodz), and Slovenia (District Court and Slovenian Police) also participated in the investigation.

Bahrain Victorious claimed in a statement earlier this week that the raid was "intended to intentionally damage the reputation of the team." Damiano Caruso confirmed to Cyclingnews that his home was searched by police, and Belgian media reported that Dylan Theuns' residence was also searched. On Thursday, however, the team refused to answer media questions about the search, and its pre-race press conference was abruptly cut short.

Bahrain Victorious had issued a statement early Thursday morning acknowledging that the dawn raid had taken place in Copenhagen.

"Police officers searched all team vehicles, staff and riders' rooms. The team cooperated fully with the officers' demands and the search was completed within two hours. Nothing was seized from the team. Following the police search, the team now looks forward to focusing on the Tour de France, the biggest and best cycling race in the world."

The UCI and Tour organizer ASO have yet to issue a statement on the Bahrain Victorious investigation.