A Georgia sheriff has been ordered to pay back the US Department of Justice for a $69,000 muscle car he bought — with seized drug money — and apparently uses to ferry himself to and from the office.

The DOJ has sent a letter to Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway, stating that he needed to return the $69,258 he spent earlier in the year to buy a 2018 Dodge Charger Hellcat, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.

The 707-horsepower car, which is capable of reaching a top speed of 200mph, was purchased using money seized during federal drug cases and given to state and local law enforcement agencies as part of of the DOJ's Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section's 'equitable sharing program,' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The DOJ is demanding that a Georgia sheriff return the $69,000 in seized drug money he spent to buy this 2018 Dodge Charger Hellcat muscle car because it's an 'extravagant expenditure'

The DOJ letter stated that the car money needed to be returned because those funds could not be used for 'extravagant expenditures.' Additionally, the money could not be spent on any items that created 'the appearance of fraud, waste and abuse.'

The DOJ also noted that the Hellcat is not the kind of car that is usually purchased for use in law enforcement motor pools.

The letter said that the car money needed to be returned by the end of July and, until the DOJ is reimbursed, the sheriff's office would not be allowed to either ask for or receive any additional drug money funds.

The sheriff has not yet cut a check to pay back the government, as a spokesperson for the police department said that they are still 'examining all our options.'

The Hellcat's purchase was originally approved by the Gwinnett County administrator because the car was supposed to be used in 'undercover/covert operations.' Conway did not state that the car would be used as his 'official use' car, which he would drive to and from work.

Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway is said to use the car to drive to and from work, but he maintains the car has other purposes, including being used in an anti-drag racing program

The memo Conway sent to the county administrator also did not mention that the department intended to use the sleek muscle car as part of its non-profit Beat the Heat program, which attempts to curtail drag racing and educate youth about the sport's dangers.

Since neither of those uses were specified when the car purchase was approved, the DOJ wrote that, 'The stated use differs significantly from the vehicle's current and intended use.'

'There was no intention whatsoever to mislead anyone,' the sheriff's department spokesperson told FOX5. 'The verbiage that was used in that memo is the same verbiage used to purchase any vehicle assigned to our Special Investigative Division.'

Additionally, the spokesperson said, the sheriff's office does not believe that the car is an 'extravagant purchase,' considering the 'very intentional uses for the vehicle,' such as in the Beat the Heat program.

In a statement to the AJC, the spokesperson wrote, 'Sheriff Conway maintains that this vehicle is an appropriate purchase, especially for an agency with a $92 million budget and the opportunity this vehicle provides in making our roadways safer.'

A spokesperson for Gwinnett County told the Gwinnett Daily Post that the county 'will comply with the Justice Department’s request.'