In 2016 the Parathlete SG-4684 was arrested, charged, convicted and sentenced to prison for 5 years by the Singapore’s District Court for consumption and possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine.
As a consequence of his conviction Anti-Doping Singapore (ADS) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete in February 2017 for trafficking the prohibited substance methamphetamine.
After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission of the violation and was unable to attend the hearing due to his imprisonment.
The Athlete admitted the violation and pleaded for leniency regarding the sanction to be imposed. Considering the facts and circumstances in this case the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee (NADC) decides on 18 April 2017 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete SG-4684 starting on the date he was convicted in court in 2016.
