Three people were arrested on drug charges Sunday in Cherokee County.

Jerrad Kent, age 25 of Gaylesville; Taz Cox, 28 of Centre; and Melissa Thornberry, age 44 of Leesburg were all taken into custody and charged with the Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, the Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and with the Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2nd Degree.

All three were placed under arrest by the Leesburg Police Department and booked in at the Cherokee County Detention Center between approximately 2:30 and 3:30am.