Delaware Man Hid Cocaine in Prosthetic Leg, Police Say

A Delaware man was arrested after police found cocaine hidden in his prosthetic leg.

Marlow Holmes was arrested during a traffic stop and faces charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, The Associated Press reported.

Officers said police dogs alerted them to the presence of drugs and a search revealed 28 grams of cocaine inside the prosthetic leg that Holmes was wearing, the AP said.

The 39-year-old Dover man was a passenger in a Chevy Tahoe that was stopped Monday, Philly.com reported.

Bond was set for $81,000. Holmes was jailed at Vaughn Correctional Center.

Twitter users made light of the story.

A dude reportedly hid cocaine in his prosthetic leg. Because obviously: http://t.co/tt6LINUDFS

— Barrett Tryon (@btryn) January 28, 2015

Talk about a leg up on the competition.... Dover Man Arrested for Possession of Cocaine in Fake Leg - http://t.co/Or4lF0b5tO

— LadyLeMans (@LadyLeMans) January 27, 2015

Day was going bad, then I read this headline --> Police arrest man for cocaine in artificial leg http://t.co/XdyTHuKWzJ via @delawareonline

— It's Me (@andrewswilson) January 27, 2015

Give someone an artificial leg and they put cocaine in it .. I can't 😒✌️

— london . (@clwaters_) January 27, 2015

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