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Orange police officers are looking for a man and woman who stole more than $1,200 worth of hallucinogenic bath salts from a convenience store last week.

Officers were called to the station in the 7400 block of Interstate 10 just before 5 a.m. May 26.

A store clerk told officers that a man and a woman had purchased one vial of bath salts at about 4:30 a.m. Just a few minutes later, the woman returned to ask the clerk a question. While the clerk was distracted, the man went behind the counter and removed the entire case of bath salts, valued at $1,280, according to a police report.

The store owner is now reviewing surveillance video to turn over to detectives, the report showed.

Bath salts are a substance known to cause hallucinations when ingested.

Investigating Officer Caleb Davis said there is no current law in the city of Orange banning bath salts, though Texas state legislation that would ban the substances is currently pending.