The police are only a phone call away - as one alleged drug dealer discovered Tuesday.
After apparently dialing the wrong number, a Coquitlam man allegedly offered to sell marijuana to a police officer.
The officer initially didn't believe a drug dealer had decided to reach out and touch him.
"He thought it was a joke," noted North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong.
Unbeknownst to the alleged drug dealer, he was on the line with an RCMP drug officer.
After a brief conversation showed the caller was serious, the officer arranged a rendezvous that afternoon to buy a "small amount" of marijuana, according to De Jong.
The cops made the buy and arrested a 25-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, both from Coquitlam.
Following the arrest, police searched the suspects' car, uncovering marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.
The duo is facing charges of trafficking marijuana and possession for the purposes of trafficking.
"I would imagine they might be more careful of dialing numbers next time. Hopefully they won't be in business again," De Jong said.
