A Fayetteville

woman has been arrested for trafficking methamphetamine by the drug suppression

unit of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Patricia Lynn

Barrett is charged with having more than 100 grams of meth at her residence

on Courtyard Lane, according to warrants filed for her arrest. She faces

three felony counts: trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine

with intent to distribute and selling methamphetamine.

The selling

charge came from a purchase set up by investigators between Barrett and

a confidential informant, police said. Barrett gave the informant approximately

28 grams of methamphetamine in exchange for a 200-pound bottle of anhydrous

ammonia, a chemical used to manufacture methamphetamine, according to

Lt. Mike Pruitt of the drug suppression unit.

Officers planned

to stake out the residence and follow the bottle to a meth lab, but it

became clear that would not take place immediately, Pruitt said. Not wanting

the bottle to slip away to a meth lab, officers decided to arrest Barrett

after a traffic stop during which deputies found nine bags of methamphetamine.

A search warrant

on Barrett's residence netted 101 grams of methamphetamine, Pruitt noted.

The total amount

of meth confiscated has a street value beyond $11,000, he said.