New Delhi, April 25 -- In a major success for the National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) Intelligence & Investigations (I&I) unit, a tip-off from the body resulted in the confiscation of several prohibited substances, including anabolic steroids like methenolone and stanozolol, in Najafgarh following a joint operation, that included the local police. The joint task force was led by Central Food Safety Officers (CFSOs) and also featured Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) officials, who cracked the whip on Friday following specific intelligence from NADA. Approximately 2,800 capsules/tablets and 11 injectable units of prohibited substances, including anabolic steroids -- Methenolone Enanthate, Trenbolone, and Stanozolol -- were recovered. Three hundred Methandienone and 850 Oxandrolone tablets along with 1,500 Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARMs) capsules were recovered from the premises of Gaurav Vats Nutrition, which is run by one Gaurav Vats. All these substances are steroids banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as they can be abused for building muscle mass to gain unfair performance advantage. Injections of Adenosine Monophosphate, a prohibited hormone and metabolic modulator that helps endurance, were also among the recoveries. WADA President Witold Banka, who was recently in India for a conference on Intelligence and Information gathering operations of the world body, had stated that India is the world's largest producer of banned Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). "The State Drug Control Department has taken custody of the drugs and drawn samples for formal legal proceedings," the police stated.....