K-9 Sniffs Out Heroin in Cape Cod Suspect's Buttocks: Police

YARMOUTH, MA — A Dennis heroin dealer was arrested Wednesday in Yarmouth after police said they found his drug stash in his buttocks, police said.

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Timothy Baker, 22, was charged with heroin possession with intent to distribute.

Police said on Wednesday at about 4 p.m., they were called to West Yarmouth Road for a report that Baker was acting suspicious and trespassing on a property. Baker ran off when an officer arrived, police said, but he was captured after a short chase.

A Yarmouth police K-9 unit consisting of Officer Sean Gannon and his dog Thor arrived; the dog sniffed out heroin in the man’s crotch area, police said. A subsequent search turned up a bag of heroin that Baker was clenching between his buttocks, police said.

Police said the bag had 16 grams of heroin. Baker also had $1,200 of cash on him, police said. Police said the heroin was worth about $1,700.

Baker has an extensive criminal history that includes 25 charges. In 2013, he was charged with dealing heroin in Barnstable.

He was held on $2,500 bail pending an arraignment.

Photo: Timothy Baker and the drugs and cash police said they found on him in Yarmouth Wednesday. (Credit: Yarmouth police)