Undercover drug agents for the Fayette County Sheriff's Department

seized over 2 pounds of "pink" crystal meth in a bust at the parking

lot of a Peachtree City supermarket last week, police said.

It's just one more indicator of the rising popularity of the drug,

also known as "ice," which is a more pure form of methamphetamine,

said Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Ice is quickly becoming the drug of choice for addicts hooked on regular

methamphetamine, Jordan said.

The original deal was for undercover agents to buy 1.5 pounds of the drug

for $19,000 in the parking lot of the Kedron Kroger, Jordan said. But after

the two suspects were cuffed, deputies found more of the drug hidden under

a wheel well of the 1995 Ford Explorer, he added.

The two men arrested are Jose Manuel Navarro, 25, of Lilburn and Fernanclo

Rivas, 27, of Norcross. They are charged with one felony count each of trafficking

in methamphetamine.

Authorities also seized $1,000 cash in the operation.

The seized drugs had a street value of approximately $40,000, Jordan said.