What better way to kick off a Key West vacation than by trying some crystal meth for the first time?

Unfortunately for Robert Bare, 24, that party — much like his vacation — went south before it ever really got going.

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Police said Bare, whose listed residence is in Bullhead City, Ariz., told officers his grand plan was to mail a package of meth wrapped in dirty socks and paper to a hotel "because he was in town to party," according to FlKeysNews.com.

There was just one little problem: The package got there before Bare did.

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That gave the hotel time to call police, who sent an undercover detective to hand the package to Bare when he finally did arrive on Wednesday, FlKeysNews reported.

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