A suspected drug dealer has been arrested after apparently trying too much of his own deals and falling asleep in the car.

When a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) patrol turned up to investigate the parked car outside a petrol station in White City, they found the man fast asleep in the front seat with the drugs on his lap.

The officer who carried out the check then called in reinforcements and immobilised the car by putting spike strips on either side of the wheels.

They then woke him up and forced him to hand over the drugs before exiting the vehicle.

The job was made even more difficult because when the officers tried to wake him, two large dogs could be seen inside and they had to get the man out without the dogs also escaping from the vehicle.

The suspect, Tomas William Contento, 42, of Medford, was arrested and charged with felony counts of unlawful possession, delivery, and manufacture of a controlled substance.

At the scene, deputies seized 88 grammes of multi-coloured powdered fentanyl in multiple baggies, along with USD 1,027 (GBP 852) cash.

A search warrant was obtained for the vehicle which uncovered five additional grammes of fentanyl and a digital scale.

Contento did not require medical attention.

The Jackson County Animal Control reportedly took possession of Contento’s dogs.

The case is under further investigation and will be prosecuted by the Jackson County District Attorney’s office.

Contento was reportedly lodged in the Jackson County Jail and has since bailed out.

As fentanyl overdose deaths continue to climb across Jackson County, this arrest and seizure has potentially saved lives.

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), two milligrammes of fentanyl can be lethal depending on a person’s body size, tolerance, and past usage.