STF nabs doctor for selling narcotic pills

By Norman Palihawadane

The STF nabbed a doctor in Badulla while he attempting to sell narcotic pills, on Valentine’s Day.

Police said the suspect doctor had been peddling narcotic pills from his vehicle.

They recovered 150 narcotic pills from the possession of the doctor.

Acting on information received by the police that the suspect was selling narcotic pills to youth and children for a long time, the police deployed a plainclothesman to buy drugs from the suspect.

Police Headquarters sources said the doctor had been handed over to the Badulla Police along with 150 pills recovered from him for legal action.

The suspect would be produced before the Badulla Magistrate’s Court, police said.