A suspected drug dealer in California was really flying high – allegedly using a drone to deliver heroin, police said.

John Thomas Piani, 51, of Simi Valley, was busted Friday, with police posting a photo of the unmanned aircraft they found on him, complete with what appeared to be a small quantity of drugs.

“Seemed like a good idea,” Simi Valley police wrote on Instagram. “It wasn’t … Heroin sales, even in Class A-G airspace, is heroin sales. Found this gem on a suspected heroin dealer.”

Piani was nabbed during an investigation by narcotics detectives and homeless liaison officers into alleged sales of heroin and methamphetamine, police said.

Officers then found that he was operating a drone as he was arrested and “suspected heroin” was found attached to the unmanned aerial vehicle, police said in a statement.

“Further investigation will be conducted in order to confirm the involvement of the drone,” police said.

Piani was booked into Ventura County Jail on two felony counts of possessing a controlled substance for sale and one count of controlled substance possession. He’s due in court Tuesday to be arraigned, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Piani, who told police he works as a glazer, remained held at the Ventura County Jail Monday on $125,000 bail, online records show. It’s unclear if he’s hired an attorney who could speak on his behalf.