Criminals these days ain’t what they used to be. While some still keep the spirit of crime alive by attempting at least a bit of derring-do (such as the guys who rappelled down into a car dealership to steal some minivans), others show a level of incompetence that is downright disappointing.

Take, for example, the dudes who used a backhoe to break into a gas station and steal an ATM, only to realize that they didn’t bring enough chain for the job, or that other guy whose shoplifting mission was ended after he got neutralized by a Coke bottle.

Now, another would-be burglar has been caught after doing something stupid. Over in the Yunnan province of southwest China, a man tried to break into a house, only to be stopped by the sounds of chatter from an adjacent room.

Rather than abandon the mission, the robber decided to get comfortable, taking refuge in a neighboring room and lighting up a cigarette to kill time. Our guy got so comfortable, in fact, that he accidentally fell asleep, a move that led to his eventual downfall.

According to the South China Morning Post, the family in the house was alerted to his presence after he began snoring so loudly that it was audible throughout the house. Still, they thought the sound might be coming from a neighbor — until, that is, they discovered him sleeping on the ground in the room over.

Shortly after discovering the slumbering man, the homeowner called the police, who quickly arrived and woke the guy to tell him that he was under arrest. Talk about a rough start to your day!

In short, if you’re going to rob a house, make sure you chug a few Red Bulls beforehand — or, at the very least, bring a few of those anti-snoring nasal strips.