Meth delivery at 1:45 am goes badly when man stops at wrong address, NC cops say

A narcotics deal went off the rails in an odd way when the delivery man showed up at the wrong address in the middle of the night, according to investigators in North Carolina.

The very strange intrusion happened on Sunday, Jan. 11, in Asheboro, and the suspect was still there when police arrived, the Asheboro Police Department reported in a Facebook post.

“(Officers) responded to a call where an unknown male was attempting to break into a residence at 1:45 a.m.,” the department said. “The investigation revealed the suspect was attempting to deliver Meth to the wrong address.”

The 32-year-old Asheboro man was in possession of 40 grams of methamphetamine at the time of his arrest, court records show.

He has been charged with felony possession of Schedule 1 narcotics, felony conspiracy to deliver meth, felony conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and two misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, court documents show.

Investigators did not say whether the home was occupied at the time.

Asheboro is about an 85-mile drive northeast from uptown Charlotte.

This story was originally published January 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM.