Fuentes and Merino in court on Thursday

In the latest development in the Operación Puerto case, Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes and Jose Luis Merino will appear today (Thursday) at court number 31 in Plaza de Castilla, Madrid. This follows on from their arrest in May of this year, relating to the investigation of a alleged doping network involving cyclists and other sportsmen.

Fuentes and Merino must appear in court at 10 am local time. Manolo Saiz, the then-Liberty Seguros team manager who was also arrested on May 23rd, has already been heard by the judge.

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