(KAIR) -- Seventeen Atchison residents were taken into custody Wednesday morning as part of a drug sweep.
Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson says the operation began at six Wednesday morning.
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Also arrested in connection with the investigation were Amy Collins, Marcus T. McGowan and Holli Sledd.
Wilson says three other suspects remain at-large in the region.
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Wilson says the charges for each individual vary.
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All remain in the Atchison County Jail on 25 thousand dollars bond as of Wednesday afternoon.
The following is the list of the 20 suspects targeted and their subsequent charges:
1) Emerson D. Downing, 33, Atchison
Possession of a narcotic with intent to distribute (2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts)
2) Phillip M. Roles, 25, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts), use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction
3) Ebony N. Knott, 34, Atchison
Possession of a narcotic with intent to distribute, distribution of a narcotic (5 counts), no drug tax stamp (6 counts), conspiracy to distribute a narcotic
4) Holli M. Sledd, 36, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (4 counts), no drug tax stamp (4 counts)
5) Michael W. Scott, 54, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts), use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction
6) Tamara A. Jackson, 46, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts)
7) Norman “Nicky” Ford, 39, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic ( 2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts)
8) Brenda S. Castillo, 50, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic, no drug tax stamp, unlawful representation that a noncontrolled substance is a controlled substance
9) Not yet in custody
10) Marcus T. McGowan, 28, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts)
Use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction
11) Amy L. Collins, 35, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic, no drug tax stamp, conspiracy to distribute a narcotic, use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction
12) Eldon “Leroy” Roles, 48, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts), use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction ( 2 counts)
13) Jody M. Crawford, 40, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts),
Use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction (2 counts), conspiracy to distribute a narcotic
14) Earnest P. Crawford, 43, Atchison
Possession of a narcotic with intent to distribute, no drug tax stamp
15) Luke L. Crawford, 18, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts),
Conspiracy to distribute a narcotic, use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction ( 2 counts)
16) Stephen “Owen” Oswalt, 49, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 Counts), no drug tax stamp (2 counts),
Use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction
17) Kyle I. Ferris, 23, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic (2 counts), no drug tax stamp ( 2 counts),
Use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction
18) Not yet in custody
19) Edwin A. McBratney, Jr., 50, Atchison
Distribution of a narcotic, no drug tax stamp, use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a controlled substance transaction
20) Not yet in custody
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