IOC INVESTIGATING CARIBBEAN ATHLETES

LONDON — The International Olympic Committee’s anti-doping chief acknowledged that they are investigating suspicious items found in the rooms of many Caribbean athletes.

The IOC had been tipped off that these items may be responsible for the disproportionately superior results of the athletes from this region. 

An IOC spokesman said in a statement, "We have opened an inquiry and have asked the various Olympic Committees of those island nations for an explanation."

"Samples of the items found have been seized and will be retained for testing. Photo evidence of the items have been passed to the chairmen of those Olympic Committees for their review, and to evaluate any further steps to be taken" the spokesman also stated.

The Caribbean islands with their medal counts are listed below:

	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	Jamaica	4	4	4	12
	Cuba	4	3	5	12
	Trinidad & Tobago	1	0	3	4
	Dominican Republic	1	1	0	2
	Puerto Rico	0	1	1	2
	Bahamas	1	0	0	1
	Grenada	1	0	0	1

It was also noted that athletes representing the Netherlands were also from this region.

Below is a copy of the photo evidence of the items found:

Highly suspicious... awaits testing results.