2011 : Company says it will pursue new investigation . CVS agrees to pay $ 77.6 million to resolve investigation . In 2007 , after Mexico banned the sale of pseudoephedrine , Los Angeles County experienced an epidemic of `` smurfing '' , a practice in which individuals make multiple purchases of items containing pseudoephedrine with the aim of getting large amounts for use in meth production , the statement said . Pseudoephedrine is found in methamphetamine ##s .
2011 : Company says it will pursue new investigation . CVS agrees to pay $ 77.6 million to resolve investigation . Pseudoephedrine is found in methamphetamine ##s .