The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

Staff, Wire Reports

Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:20 PM

21-Year Old Ohio Man Facing Multiple Charges After Trying To Hide 76 Pills Up Buttocks

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - A man is facing multiple charges in Ohio after giving police a false name and trying to hide drugs.

Martino Sewell, 21, was pulled over by police in Youngstown, Ohio for not having a front license plate.

When they asked him for his name, he said it was Valentino Sewell, according to the report.

The report says when officers searched the suspect they discovered he had a bulge in his buttocks area that was not consistent with the human anatomy.

The suspect told the officers that he was hiding Xanax and Oxycodone. The report says officers found a bag of 76 pills.

Sewell told officers his real name when being placed into a police cruiser, according to the report.

He faces charges for falsification and drug possession. Also, he was issued a traffic citation and was found to be driving under suspension.