Police find cocaine in prosthetic leg
Marlow Holmes faces drug charges after police say they found cocaine in his prosthetic leg. (photo courtesy Dover Police)
Dover Police discovered the drugs inside a man’s prosthetic leg during a traffic stop on Monday.
A Dover Police K9 detected narcotics inside a car stopped Monday afternoon near the intersection of McKee and South College Roads. After more investigation, police said they found 28.7 grams of cocaine inside a prosthetic leg belonging to 39-year-old Marlow Holmes, a passenger in the car.
Holmes, who is from Dover, now faces charges including possession with intent to deliver cocaine and other drug counts.
He’s being held on $81,000 secured bond.
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