From Chelsea Phua:
Roseville police have arrested five people suspected of illegally buying large amounts of pseudoephedrine, a drug used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Investigators say they suspect that Domenick Lacurt Bryant (left photo), 32, of Sacramento recruited three people from the Loaves and Fishes area in Sacramento and promised to pay them for a day's work of purchasing the drug, more commonly known by its brand name, Sudafed.
They are Clifton Eugene Sorrell, 54, Micheal Lauvon McCune, 55, and Quincy Lamar Pierson, 32.
Bryant's friend, Khia Danielle Urans, 24, of Sacramento was also arrested.
The suspects were arrested on several charges, including possession of methamphetamine ingredients for sale, burglary and conspiracy. They are being held at Placer County jail on various amount of bail except Bryant, who is being held without bail, authorities said.
Authorities allege that the group entered a local pharmacy together about 1 p.m. Tuesday. Each bought a box of Sudafed. A check of the pharmacy log shows that Bryant had made other pseudoephedrine purchases recently, authorities said.
The group left together in a van.
When officers stopped the van, they found dozens of packs of pseudoephedrine pills, bought from numerous stores in Sacramento County.
Federal law requires customers to buy the drug from the pharmacy counter and to sign a statement acknowledging that they had not bought more than the legal amounts for a day or a 30-day period.
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