Fayette County

drug agents have made crime pay recently, turning two significant drug

busts into thousands of dollars in cash that will be used to buy crime-fighting

equipment.

The proceeds

were from funds seized during the busts, which in one case led to thousands

of dollars in profits collected by a pharmacist who dispensed medication

to persons without prescriptions, police said. In the other bust, officers

intercepted a vehicle with U.S. currency, according to reports.

The U.S. Food

and Drug Administration was involved in both busts along with the Fayette

County Sheriff's Department, which operates the county's drug task force,

and the Tyrone Police Department and the Pike County Sheriff's Department,

both of which provide manpower to the task force.

The funds were

split between the two sheriff's departments and the Tyrone Police Department.

The Fayette County Sheriff's Department netted $160,464 while the Tyrone

Police Department received $32,870.

The Pike County

Sheriff's Department received $15,230.