Sometimes dialling the wrong number can go really wrong, as a North Virginia man recently found out. In an attempt to sell some weed he accidentally texted a police officer instead of his buyer, and the rest is history.

New phone, who dis? A person texted one of our officers offering to sell them marijuana, and obviously had the wrong...

Posted by Fairfax County Police Department on Monday, July 2, 2018

That's the text message that a Fairfax police officer received last week when a drug dealer accidentally solicited cannabis to the officer instead of his buyer. The message was handed over to narcotics detectives who then set up a meeting with the man. He was later arrested with over a pound of cannabis and charged with possession with intent to distribute.

So, maybe don't jump right into the marketing pitch when you text a new number for the first time.