National swimmers Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim have both been found to have consumed a controlled drug.SINGAPORE - In his first public comments on the Central Narcotics Bureau investigation concerning national swimmers Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim for the consumption of cannabis, Minister for Law and Home Affairs K. Shanmugam on Wednesday night said the duo did not receive any preferential treatment.In a Facebook post, Mr Shanmugam wrote: "These swimmers have worked hard, given much.
The 27-year-old has been dealt with by the Mindef as he is undergoing National Service and the incident occurred while he was on short-term disruption due to the Hanoi Games. Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong on Wednesday described their actions as a "serious error of judgment, and not to be taken lightly".
"Joseph and Amanda have given a lot to Singapore in swimming, made many sacrifices and endured hard training as they brought glory to Singapore. We all enjoyed the glory that they have brought to our country.