(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