SINGAPORE: Singapore swimmer Paul Schooling has confessed to eating cannabis overseas in May when he was on short-term disruption from full-time National Company (NS) to train and participate in the SEA Games, the Ministry associated with Defence (MINDEF) stated on Tuesday (Aug 30).
Given his abuse of disruption privileges, MINDEF said Schooling will no longer be eligible for keep or disruption to coach or compete during NS.
The particular ministry added that a formal letter associated with warning has also been released to Schooling, educating him of the severe consequences of substance abuse meted out to most Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel.
Following existing protocol, Schooling will be placed on a supervised urine test regime intended for six months. All SAF personnel who check positive during this program will be charged plus sentenced accordingly, said MINDEF.
The ministry added that the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) offers concluded its inspections on Schooling, and handed over the administration of the case towards the SAF as he is really a full-time national serviceman.
Urine medical tests for controlled drugs conducted on Schooling returned negative but he confessed to eating cannabis while overseas in May.
“The SAF maintains a strict zero-tolerance plan towards drug abuse. Support personnel who test positive for substance abuse will be charged and sentenced to the SAF Detention Barracks, inch MINDEF said.
“Those who are thought of or revealed to abusing drugs will be placed on a good SAF-supervised urine check regime as part of the therapy and rehabilitation procedure. ”