MA Man Faces Drug Charges After Cape Cod Stop

SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA — A Fall River man faces charges after police found crack cocaine and fentanyl "wedged between his buttocks," police said.

A Yarmouth Police Detective saw a Toyota pickup truck driving without an inspection sticker just before 6:30 p.m. on June 17, police said. The truck had been registered in September, however, it was never inspected.

Upon stopping the truck on Station Avenue near the Union Station Plaza, the detective observed the passenger "acting strangely." He also noticed a small bulge in his pocket, officials said.

Following an investigation, the passenger was ordered to exit the truck. A search yielded $1,200 cash and corner ends of sandwich bags that are typically used in the drug trade, police said.

After the detective told the passenger, Josiah Steward, 23, of Fall River, he was going to take out his partner, Canine Gauge, Steward decided to cooperate and removed 16 grams of crack cocaine and 9 grams of fentanyl that was wedged between his buttocks.

Steward is charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.