A French court on Friday handed down an 18-month custodial jail term to Bernard Sainz, a homeopathic practitioner,
after he was found guilty of administering doping products to athletes and
practising medicine without a licence.

Sainz, nicknamed Docteur Mabuse after the character created by writer
Norbert Jacques, received a three-year sentence overall following a March 26
and 27 trial and must serve 18 months behind bars.

His lawyer said he would appeal.