Your dealer's nicked - and he's out of drugs

06 May 2016 - 09:16 By ©The Daily Telegraph

Police in Ohio have asked people to stop phoning an alleged drug dealer.They posted a message on Facebook saying that they were trying to search the cellphone's data storage but were unable to do so because the suspect's customers were tying up the phone with SMSes and calls.Steve Notman was nicked by Special Investigations Unit detectives for selling crystal meth in the city of Alliance.Frustrated police detectives have been telling his contacts: "PLEASE STOP CALLING"."We have his phone and are trying to read all your texts requesting drugs and going through all of his contacts (with his permission) but you keep calling and texting and it's really annoying," they explained."First of all, he is all out of drugs for tonight. Secondly, you don't need to call - we will come to you soon enough. Oh, and his ringtone is terrible! Thank you so much for your patience."The post has been shared and liked by more than 30,000 Facebook users. ..

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