Police in America say that an "elderly man" found in a house in Massachusetts was actually was a 31-year-old fugitive wearing an elaborate disguise.

Law enforcement officers searching for fugitive Shaun Miller, who was indicted on heroin charges in April, visited a house in South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, on Thursday where Miller was believed to be staying.

When officers ordered surrounded the building an elderly man walked outside.

CAPTURED: ATF fugitive arrested in a disguise by @yarmouthpolice https://t.co/2Cq1uW2MEG pic.twitter.com/XEkH0uPdlM

— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) August 19, 2016

Upon further investigation, officers discovered that the “elderly man” was in fact the 31-year-old criminal. Officers then “pulled off” Miller's “realistic disguise” and placed him under arrest.

A subsequent search of the house found two loaded weapons hidden in a laundry basket and nearly $30,000 in cash.