Crime & Safety
Cape Cod Man Hid Cocaine In Crack: Police
Cape Cod police said Joseph Tucker has 41 criminal charges on his record and his latest arrest involved him hiding cocaine in his rear end.
YARMOUTH, MA — A Cape Cod man was arrested Thursday after police said he was found with cocaine hidden in his rear end in the parking lot of a Ninety Nine restaurant. Joseph Tucker, 33, was charged with drug possession and held on $340 bail. Police said he also had a warrant for larceny out of Barnstable District Court.
Yarmouth police said an officer encountered Tucker in a vehicle in the parking lot at about 8:45 p.m.
"This parking lot location has been the scene of several arrests for drug possession and drug distribution as well as drug overdoses," Yarmouth police said in a statement.
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The officer arrested Tucker on his warrant and he was booked.
"During the booking process of Tucker, a small plastic bag was found clinched between the cheeks of his buttocks and dislodged," police said.
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Tucker's criminal history includes 41 prior charges, police said.
Photo: Joseph Tucker's mugshot following his arrest March 15, 2018, on a drug charge in Yarmouth. At right is a bag of drugs police said they found in his possession. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)
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