Undercover Fayette County drug agents played a role in a months-long investigation of a Mexican drug trafficking operation that netted 28 arrests Wednesday, authorities said.

The multi-state investigation also netted about 592 kilograms of cocaine, more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine and $8 million in cash, officials said. Multiple weapons and more than $1 million in cash was recovered in the metro Atlanta area alone.

The sting, called "Operation Long Whine," also resulted in about two pounds of crystal methamphetamine -�often referred to as "ice" -�and the lab which was used to manufacture that drug, officials said.

Officials said the organization involved the distribution of drugs from Mexico to Atlanta, and also the collection and shipment of drug proceeds from cities along the East Coast that was routed