Meth bust nets 3 Santa Rosa men

Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies said Sunday they arrested three Santa Rosa men after finding more than a half-pound of methamphetamine in an Apple Valley Lane apartment.

Officers from the multi-agency gang enforcement team conducted a probation search at a residence in the 2800 block of Apple Valley Lane about 5 p.m. Saturday, Sgt. Carlos Basurto said in a press release.

About 1.4 pounds of the illegal stimulant was found there, an amount detectives estimate could sell for $12,000 on the street.

Three men were arrested on drug possession charges. They are: Jaime Osorio, 46, Valentin Barragon, 29, and Pablo Cruz-Lozado, 31. Barragon was being held on $10,000 bail and Cruz-Lozado on $15,000 bail. Because he is suspected of violating probation, Osorio was being held without bail.

- Press Democrat staff