Crime & Safety

'Hidden Between the Cheeks': Marlborough Man Hid Drugs in Buttocks, Faces Charges

Officers noticed the man was clenching his buttocks at the station, reports the MetroWest Daily News.

MARLBOROUGH, MA—A Marlborough man is facing drug charges after police found those drugs tucked into his rear quarters over the weekend.

Jose Roman, 52, Broad Street, was pulled over for running a red light in Framingham on Saturday on Bishop Street, and he was initially arrested for driving with a suspended license, reports the Worcester Telegram and Gazette/MetroWest Daily News.

When officers saw that he was nervous and clenching his buttocks, they ordered him to remove his pants, finding plastic bags of drugs hidden in his buttocks.

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Roman was charged with possession of heroin, possession of cocaine and driving with a suspended license, reports WCVB-TV. He was given a citation, also, for not stopping at a red light.

Read the full story by Norman Miller on the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.

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