TWO women were facing charges after allegedly using their body fat to conceal $2600 worth of stolen store merchandise.

Ailene Brown, 28, and 37-year-old Shmeco Thomas, both from Oklahoma City, were arrested for shoplifting at the Edmond branch of TJ Maxx after loss prevention officers caught the women stuffing items under their stomach fat and breasts, KFOR.com reported.

Officer James Hamm said: "These two were actually concealing them in areas of their body where excess skin was, under their chest area and armpits."

Police said Brown also had a knife in her purse they said she used to cut security tags in the store.

One of the suspects had allegedly managed to conceal a pair of leather boots in her bra, The Edmond Sun reported.

Read more about women hid stolen goods in body fat at KFOR.com.