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Feb 27, 2008 8:12 pm US/Pacific

Restaurant Owner Accused Of Dealing Meth

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David Begnaud

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ―

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A restaurant owner is under arrest, accused of serving up meth along with his tacos. Police say they took Amirio Gonzales into custody, and found two pounds of methamphetamines in his possession.

The taqueria is now boarded up, indefinitely closed. It's not exactly well hidden: It's right off of a busy street, directly across the street from a Christian school, and only 1000 feet away from a local sheriff's substation.

"They would show up at the restaurant, and instead of ordering Mexican food they would order methamphetamine," said Mike Hudson, head of the Yuba/Sutter County Drug Task Force.

Hudson said that the task force made two undercover buys from Gonzales at the restaurant, at which point they made the bust.

"They were actually charging us $24,000 a pound for the methamphetamine," Hudson said. "In 20 years, that's the most we've ever been charged."

The street price for a pound of meth goes for $10,000 to $12,000, but police had no problem paying double.

"For us, it was a good deal," Hudson said. "Bad deal for him."

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