February 15, 2023, Colombo: A 44-year-old doctor serving in Badulla General Hospital has been arrested by the STF for selling narcotic capsules among schoolchildren.
Police said the doctor was arrested following a tip-off from a private informant. Accordingly, a team of STF men attached to the Passara camp arrested the suspect while on board a car in the Badulla area.
The STF found 145 narcotic-infused capsules in the doctor’s possession without a valid licence. He was handed over to the Badulla Police for further investigations.
