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(KNZA)--Three Holton residents were arrested on drug charges after authorities served a search warrant in the city.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says deputies and detectives with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Holton Police Department, executed the warrant around 10:00 a.m. last Thursday at a home in the 600 block of West 3rd Street. The warrant was related to an ongoing drug investigation that began earlier this year.

Thirty-two-year-old Gabriel Mendez was arrested on multiple charges, including distribution and possession of methamphetamine, interference with law enforcement, conspiracy, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of THC, and use of a communication facility in the commission of a felony drug violation.

Sixty-year-old Ruta Mendez was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, interference with law enforcement, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of THC, and possession of a controlled substance.

Twenty-five-year-old Grace Place was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, interference with law enforcement, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

All three were booked into the Jackson County Jail.