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Roseville police seized 41 grams of meth and arrested three people during an undercover drug operation this week.

Department spokeswoman Dee Dee Gunther said one of the suspects agreed to sell an ounce of the drug and met with an undercover officer at 1:07 p.m. Tuesday.

Derek Alexander Hooks, 37, of Sacramento was taken into custody on suspicion of possession and transportation of the drug for sale and of conspiracy, Gunther said.

Two other people police believe to be working with Hooks were arrested nearby on suspicion of possessing meth for sale and of conspiracy, she said. They were identified as Giovani Perez, 23, and Sonja Lynn Bailey, 43, both of Sacramento.

Hooks and Perez were held in the Placer County jail in Auburn on $250,000 bail. Bailey was released after posting $15,000 in bail.

Gunther said more than $1,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia also were seized when the arrests were made. The 41 grams of methamphetamine, or 1.4 ounces, had an estimated street value of $1,700, she said.

Sacramento city leaders have approved a measure to raise taxes to fight gangs.

It’s just the first in many steps needed before a quarter percent sales tax hike becomes reality.

The money would go to wipe out gangs.

A similar proposal was recently dropped by Sacramento County leaders.

Sacramento city leaders will draft new language and council members will then vote on whether to put it on the November ballot.