Cherokee County authorities arrested three individuals on multiple drug charges Thursday afternoon.

Cynthia Dawn Dupree, age 42 of Lyerly, Georgia / Donna Lynn Crowe, age 52 of Gaylesville / and James Monroe Bruce, age 48 of Summerville, Georgia – were charged with two counts of the Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, with the Manufacture of a Controlled Substance 1st Degree, Manufacture/Sale/Transfer of Precursor Chemicals, with Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia/the Possession of Meth Lab Equipment and Chemical Endangerment.

James Monroe Bruce was also charged with being a fugitive from justice.

All three were booked into the Cherokee County Detention Center at around 3:00pm where they remain awaiting setting of bond.