Text Message Miscue Leads Police to Alleged Drug Deal

Text Message Miscue Leads Police to Alleged Drug Deal

June 28, 2012 Updated Jun 28, 2012 at 1:13 PM EDT

There's texting a wrong number. And there's really texting a wrong number.

According to the Muncie (Ind.) Star Press, a 23-year-old Indiana man is facing a felony drug charge after his alleged teenage accomplice allegedly texted the wrong phone number about a prescription drug deal. The problem -- the number was that of a friend of an Indiana state trooper.

The information was passed along to a drug task force, which led to the arrest after an alleged undercover buy, according to the Star Press story.

Read The Star Press story HERE.




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