OPINION
CROSBY, J.
Manuel Reyes pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine after the superior court denied his motion to suppress. Reyes contends the use of a ruse by the police led to an unlawful detention and any consent to a warrantless search of his person was a product of that illegality. We agree and reverse.
I
On the afternoon of October 12, 1998, five narcotics officers from the Anaheim Police Department, led by Investigator...
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