Tallen Steven Hames found with drugs in his foreskin at hospital

Health care professionals have made a surprising discovery inside a man’s body during an emergency medical procedure.

Tallen Steven Hames faced Maroochydore Magistrates Court by video from prison on Wednesday. Picture: Patrick Woods

A Sunshine Coast man has had his secret stash of drugs mistakenly uncovered in his foreskin during a medical procedure in hospital.

Police say Sunshine Coast University Hospital staff uncovered the suboxone haul under Tallen Steven Hames’ body part on December 17 after he was rushed to hospital following an incident with police.

The 33-year-old was arrested earlier that morning in Maroochydore after police spoke to him and a mate, where Hames was found with a large hunting knife in his waistband.

During the arrest however the officers saw Hames drift in and out of consciousness due to being affected by drugs.

An ambulance was called and he was rushed to hospital.

While at the hospital in Birtinya, medical staff were intubating Hames due to his condition. During this process he needed a catheter placed in his penis.

When staff peeled back Hames’ foreskin however they found what appeared to be a blue finger tip from a rubber glove containing an unknown substance.

Hames was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital to be treated by medical staff.

In tightly wrapped packaging, medical staff found 10 orange rectangle strips which were later determined to be suboxone.

This is commonly used to treat dependence on opioid drugs.

Hames was released from hospital hours later and was later arrested by police.

The 33-year-old was charged with possession of a knife while under the influence of drugs and possessing a drug over the schedule and was taken into custody on a return to prison warrant after his parole was suspended on December 18 last year.

He was remanded in custody for 77 days until his appearance in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to both charges.

Police prosecutor Brendan Newman said he had a poor criminal history.

The court heard he received a six-year jail sentence in 2017 after he pleaded guilty to being involved in a drug debt shoot out.

Defence solicitor Rose Killip said Hames was largely institutionalised and came from a prejudicial background.

Ms Killip said his father murdered his grandparents in a horror murder suicide, which led to his life heading down a trajectory where he was in jail.

She said his offending had related to drug use however the 33-year-old mainly struggled with prescription drugs in recent years.

The solicitor however said he had a partner with children who still stood by him. He had also completed drug and manual work programs while in prison.

Magistrate Chris Callaghan jailed Hames for the 77 days he spent on remand and set his parole eligibility date as of Wednesday.