MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Stearns County authorities recovered $60,000 worth of methamphetamine during an early morning bust on Friday.

Three children were present during the search and they have now been placed in protective custody with Stearns County Human Services.

Tomas Hermosillo, 36, and Angelina Ramirez, 34, face possible first-degree controlled substance charges as police found $4,600 in cash, a handgun and two pounds of meth at their home at 14905 Fiesta Lane in Stearns County.