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A former NHS nurse who dealt drugs for sex parties has been struck off the register after narrowly escaping a prison sentence. David Popple, who once served the health service in Canterbury, confessed last year to dealing methylamphetamine. ‌

However, following a misconduct hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) earlier this month, he was banned from the profession. ‌

Popple, hailing from Hythe, first qualified as a nurse in 1983 and dedicated many years volunteering for St John's Ambulance service. His career, however, came to a halt when police discovered £3,300 worth of the synthetic drug in his caravan in Folkestone. ‌

During his sentencing hearing in 2024, Canterbury Crown Court heard that Popple had been selling it for £60 a gram to f

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