A trio of supposed 'ghost hunters' were summoning more than just spirits in the backwoods of Caldwell County, NC., the not so clever cover up that they were "searching for paranormal activity" didn't fool police; the three were arrested for the manufacturing of meth.

According to WCNC, investigators say Sonny Clay Hyatt, 39, called 911 himself on Monday when he got lost in the woods off Goat Farm Road. Police say he claimed to get separated from his friends while they investigated ghost stories. Deputies used the cell phone signal to track down Hyatt.

The sheriff’s office suspected there was more to Hyatt’s story and questioned him further. He told police his friends, 38-year-old Thomas Glenn Imler Jr. and 31-year-old Eric John Schmidt, made it out of the woods safely and went back to Hyatt’s apartment in the 300 block of Laurel Street.

After further investigation, police say Hyatt admitted he and his friends went into the woods to make meth, being afraid to do it in the apartment. The suspects got into an argument when the cook failed, and the other two left separately.

Deputies allegedly found evidence of a meth lab, including the chemicals to make the drug, inside of the apartment. Police say all three men had a role in the cook.

They were each charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine precursor chemicals. Deputies booked them into the Caldwell County Detention Center on $50,000 bonds.