Man arrested after police overhear drug-deal 'pocket call'

A Florida tow truck driver has reportedly landed in jail after his mobile phone pocket-dialled 911 and dispatchers listened in on a conversation about the sale of drugs.

Matthew Dollarhide, 19, was surprised when a Volusia County Sheriff’s deputy pulled him over and asked him about his conversation with two passengers.

According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal the 911 dispatchers pinpointed the phone’s location and sent officers to investigate.

They found a crack pipe on Dollarhide and he was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia. He told police the pipe belonged to his father.