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Authorities allege that the quest to make methamphetamine has led to an unlikely alliance -- a white supremacist and a black inner-city gang member.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 38-year-old Aryan Nations member Richard Treis and 22-year-old Robert Swinney are among seven people facing federal charges for several meth-related crimes.

An attorney for Treis declined comment. Swinney's attorney did not return a message seeking comment.

Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration say Treis joined the Aryan Nations while in federal prison for previous meth-related crimes. They say Swinney is a documented gang member.

Police say Swinney mobilized at least 150 people over two years to sidestep purchase restrictions on decongestants containing pseudoephedrine, a meth ingredient, and provide the pills to meth cooks like Treis.