Three people have been arrested and two are being sought as part of a two-state methamphetamine investigation.

Indictments were received last week and agents for the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force began searching for five suspects Monday, said Jim Devasher, task force director. The investigation has been named &#8220Operation Brady Bunch” because of the main suspect.

&#8220This is a big drug bust,” Devasher said. &#8220They’ve been selling meth both in southern Kentucky and in northern Tennessee.”

Owen Benton Brady, 28, 1050 Mortimor Road, Adairville, the primary suspect in the case, and Terry Wayne Creek, 28, 122B McCormick Road, Auburn, are still being sought and have also been indicted by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Bowling Green, according to the report. They are also charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Jared Smith, 19, 1370 Spring Valley Road, Russellville, Eddie D. Creek Jr., 27, and Melissa Dawn Smith, 28, both of 720 Fuqua St., Russellville, were each charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Creek and Jared Smith and Melissa Smith were taken to U.S. District Court in Owensboro on Wednesday to make initial court appearances, according to a task force report.

Brady and Terry Creek are believed to have left the area, Devasher said.

The investigation began in December when Owen Brady and Terry Creek were arrested in Logan County for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the report.

&#8220The information we have received is they were cooking meth every night,” Devasher said.

How much they were producing depended on the amount of pseudoephedrine they could get, he said. He estimated they were making about a half an ounce per night.

Brady and Terry Creek were arrested in January for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia in Franklin, according to the report. Then, on March 3, Terry Creek was arrested in Russellville on the same charges.

Eddie Creek was arrested three times between Nov. 6 and April in Logan County on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jared Smith was arrested May 7 for manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of anhydrous ammonia and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the report.

Additional indictments are expected against others associated with this group, Devasher said. Also, five of those indicted were determined to have violated the Kentucky statute for unlawful possession of a meth precursor.

The Russellville Police Department, Logan County Sheriff’s Department, Franklin Police Department, 19th Judicial Drug Task Force in Tennessee, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement Special Investigations and the Auburn Police Department assisted.