5 Are Arrested in Drug Seizure

Sheriff’s deputies arrested three Thousand Oaks residents on suspicion of running a drug den out of their home, authorities said Friday.

Another Thousand Oaks resident and a Camarillo woman were arrested as well on Thursday, and all were booked into the Ventura County Jail, authorities said.

Deputies said they seized half an ounce of methamphetamine and numerous syringes.

Ann Marie Pruneau, 55, of 1996 Meadowbrook Court in Thousand Oaks, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of narcotics paraphernalia and maintaining a residence where narcotics were sold.

John Michael Palmer, 39, and David Allen Cooper, 42, who both lived at the Meadowbrook address, were arrested on related methamphetamine charges.

Kelley Elaine Brown, 23, of Camarillo, and Peter Henry Lafaille, 42, of Thousand Oaks, were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of the drug. Lafaille was also arrested on suspicion of violating parole.

The arrests came after a three-week investigation, during which deputies witnessed several methamphetamine sales, authorities said.

Last month, deputies arrested three men in Oxnard on suspicion of attempting to sell a pound of methamphetamine, Deputy Curt Rothschiller said.