Cell Phone Caller ID Leads To Drug Bust

from The Capitol (Baltimore, MD)

An Annapolis man was arrested for drug possession after he called another man who was being arrested. It started out as a simple traffic stop. At about 10:30 p.m., an officer on patrol pulled over a car for failing to stop at the red light.

The driver was identified and told police he did not have his license with him, but a check through MVA records showed that his license was suspended. While police were arresting him, his cell phone rang, and the caller ID said it was "Zack the Weed Man" calling.

Officers asked him if he was planning to meet Zack to buy drugs and he told them no. One officer called "Zack the Weed Man" back and confirmed the meeting place at the gas station near his Morris Street home.

The officer took the man with him and went to the gas station, where they found 19-year-old Zach who told police he had about 3 grams of marijuana in his pocket and that he was planning to smoke it. Both men where arrested and subsequently charged.

It's the only time the police can think of that caller ID has led directly to an arrest. But sometimes someone calling an arrested person leads to another arrest.