Facts
The Royal Dutch Billiards Federation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Biljartbond, KNBB) reported a violation of the Anti-Doping Code. During a competition match the defendant was tested, his A-sample was found positive for the prohibited substance benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.
History
The defendant claims that the cause of the positive test was smoking cigarettes after drinking beers the day before the doping test. The cigarettes where offered by people he didn't knew. Since the doping control he didn't participate in competition anymore.
Decision
The disciplinary committee did not accept the defendant's statement and decides to impose a period of ineligibility of two years commencing on the day of the decision.
The legal costs and fees will be borne by the defendant.
