Cops: Man had CDs in the front of pants, heroin in the back

SALEM, N.H. - A man who police say walked out of a K-Mart with 25-30 CDs stuffed down the front of his pants was also in possession of heroin at the time of his arrest on Saturday night.

Ian McCudden, 22, of Londonderry, N.H., was arrested and charged with felony shoplifting and possession of heroin.

Police responded to the K-Mart on South Broadway Street for a report that a shoplifter was walking around with a large knife and two suitcases, which he was filling with various electronic devices including MP3 players, DVDs and CDs.

McCudden then allegedly went into the bathroom, unpackaged between 25 and 30 CDs, tied them together with string and put them in the front of his pants and was able to walk out of the store with them.

Salem Police arrested McCudden in the parking lot of the store and took him into custody without incident.

After being placed in a cell, Salem Police report that an officer observed McCudden acting suspiciously with his hands down his pants around his backside as if he were trying to conceal something. Officers investigated and recovered a small amount of heroin which McCudden had concealed in his rectum.

McCudden was held on $5,000 bail pending his arraignment in Salem District Court.