Syringes found in Austrian coach’s home
An Italian prosecutor inspected the private home in the mountain hamlet of Pragelato on Monday night, where banned coach Walter Mayer had been staying before he bolted the Olympics following the raids and resurfaced in Austria, police said yesterday.
Mario Pescante, IOC member and government supervisor for the games, said that syringes were found during the search. Turin Carabinieri paramilitary police spokesman Roberto Cicatelli stressed that the inspection was not considered a second raid, since no one was staying in the home when it was entered.
