MSCO Sgt. Sal Salomonsky displays drugs and cash seized during a narcotics arrest Tuesday. WT Martin/HNW
By William T. Martin
HuntsvilleNewswire
An Athens man is behind bars facing a possible life sentence after what area investigators called a "major narcotics arrest" Tuesday.
Madison County Sheriff's Sgt. Sal Salomonsky said Bill Oscar Lee, 36, of 17312 Ferry Road, was arrested by narcotics officers during a traffic stop around noon.
Following the arrest agents searched an apartment rented by Lee on University Drive and two storage units.
Seized in the searches were 47 lbs. of marijuana, 4 kilos of cocaine, a .45-caliber pistol, and $60,000 in cash.
Salomonsky, briefing reporters on the arrest Wednesday, said Lee was a "major offender to say the least."
According to Salomonsky, investigators first targeted Lee about six months ago.