Suspected dealer caught sleeping in car with 'drugs in plain view'

A suspected drug dealer was found asleep and slumped over with narcotics left in plain view inside a vehicle in Riverside County late last week, police said.

Officers were alerted to the sleeping suspect by a concerned citizen who called dispatch, the Murrieta Police Department stated on Facebook Friday.

"Officers arrived on scene and located the vehicle and sleepyhead still asleep in the driver's seat," the post read.

The unidentified suspect finally woke up following multiple attempts by officers knocking on the window.

"During a search of the vehicle Officer’s located fentanyl and small baggies used to package his narcotics," police said.

A records check also revealed the man was on probation for narcotic-related offenses, police said.

The suspect was taken into custody, arrested and transported to a local jail. "Now Mr sleepyhead can get his rest and dream about a different place to deal his drugs," police said.