He made a TV appearance and police were pleased because it helped lead the way to today’s court appearance.
21 year old Ryan Zettell of Troy is facing multiple drug charges.
He had appeared on an episode of the Netflix TV series, Dope, a show which looked at the war on drugs.
Narcotics officials had been watching him since last July after receiving a tip that he was a drug trafficker.
A sting was set up and he was caught selling cocaine to undercover officers.
Police say that on the Netflix show, he was seen saying that he hoped to get into criminal justice at some point.
It looks like that’s one dream that’s gone up in smoke.