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NATCHITOCHES, La. -- A Natchitoches Parish man has been arrested for allegedly selling narcotics while hospitalized, Natchitoches police said Thursday in a news release.
The department's narcotics division arrested Roy Roe, 62, of Montgomery, after receiving a tip about drugs being sold last week at the hospital.
Agents found about 9 grams of suspected methamphetamine in Roe's hospital room at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, police said.
Roe is charged with possession of methamphetamine and taking contraband into a hospital.
The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit assisted in the investigation.