(KAIR)--Seven Atchison residents are facing charges, mostly drug related, after being arrested Wednesday night/early Thursday morning, in what Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson calls "a joint investigation conducted by the Atchison Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation."

According to a release from Wilson, the investigation, leading to the arrests, continued through the night Wednesday through the efforts of police officers, detectives, and agents from the KBI.

Among those arrested was 66-year-old Ivan Cushinberry, Jr. who was taken into custody at 1518 South 7th Street after, Wilson says, "officers and agents executed a search warrant at [the residence] where numerous items of evidence were seized." After the search was conducted around 2:00 Thursday morning, Cushinberry was arrested for distribution and possession of cocaine, manufacturing a controlled substance, and distribution and possession of methamphetamine.

The other six were all arrested during Atchison traffic stops Wednesday night, with three of them, 57-year-old Cecilia Daniels, 76-year-old Harold Bowen, and 33-year-old Felicia Lynch, all arrested on charges including possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Also arrested were 37-year-old Kevin Maxey, Jr. and 29-year-old Allison Blakely, who now face charges for felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of a controlled substance. Maxey is also accused of disorderly conduct. The pair was arrested after a traffic stop in the 600 block of College Street.

The seventh arrest was that of 30-year-old Kattibrie Lynch who was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

All seven accused Atchison residents were booked into the Atchison County Jail following their arrests.

According to Wilson, the investigation is continuing.