Approximately $2 million in

drug money has been seized by deputies of the Fayette County Sheriff's

Department from a sting that took place Oct. 5 in Clayton County.

The seizure took place after

two suspects came to a residence off Old National Highway in College Park

expecting to buy cocaine, said Maj. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County

Sheriff's Department. Instead, the two happened upon agents from the Sheriff's

Department, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Fulton

County Police Department, Jordan said.

The sting came from information

the Sheriff's Department uncovered in an ongoing drug investigation, Jordan

added.

One suspect has been arrested

and warrants have been issued for another person for conspiracy to distribute

cocaine and possession of a firearm for distributing cocaine, Jordan said;

both charges were filed at the federal level.

The suspect in custody is Byron

Sylvester Pitts, 33, who had a .40 caliber Glock handgun when the sting

occurred, Jordan said; still at large is Stephen Bernard Pitts, 31.

Fayette County stands to receive

approximately $1 million of the confiscated funds, from the incident,

Jordan said.

Since June of this year, a

total of $3.8 million in drug money has been seized by agents working

in cooperation with local sheriff's officials, Jordan said.

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