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Richard Johnson and Michelle Munks were arrested outside the South Beach Houses on Norway Avenue.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Butt out, doc!

A South Beach man ended up in the hospital, then in cuffs on felony charges, after police caught him trying to stash 10 envelopes of heroin in between his buttocks Friday afternoon, authorities allege.

Police came across Richard Johnson, 27, and Michelle Munks, 33, as they were parked illegally in a lot outside the South Beach Houses, on Norway Avenue. When officers approached the vehicle, they spotted Johnson "attempting to destroy evidence by placing 10 decks of alleged heroin in his buttocks," according to court paperwork.

Police also found a spoon with heroin residue and a hypodermic needle in the vehicle, court papers allege.

Police took Johnson to Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, where a doctor removed the drugs from their hiding place, court papers allege.

That elicited a response from Johnson, according to court papers: "I feel violated because the doctor pulled the decks out of my (expletive.)"

Johnson lives in the complex, in a building on the 100 block of Norway Avenue, police said. Ms. Munks lives on Hillis Street in Annadale, according to police.

Johnson and Ms. Munks are both charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminally possessing a hypodermic needle, while Johnson faces a single count of tampering with physical evidence, according to information from District Attorney Daniel Donovan's office.

A law enforcement source said Friday marked the second time this month police caught Ms. Munks in a South Beach Houses parking lot with drugs. On Oct. 1, police found her and another man, Michael Marcus, 33, sitting in a vehicle, with 10 decks of heroin and a spoon with drug residue, the source said.

Both were issued desk appearance tickets and ordered to come to court Nov. 1, the source said.

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