Five people who were indicted secretly by a Lawrence County grand jury last month have been arrested.

All five people were indicted on various drug charges as a result of investigations into drug activity by the Lawrence County Drug Task Force.

Ellery Tarrant, 43, of 1324 S. Ninth St., Ironton, faces two counts of fourth-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine and one count of third-degree felony trafficking in crack cocaine.

William Sheppard, 45, of 461 Township Road 1055, Proctorville, faces three counts of fourth-degree felony trafficking in drugs.

Ambra Stevens, 23, of 6451 County Road 12, Proctorville, faces one count of fourth-degree felony trafficking in drugs and one count of fifth-degree felony trafficking in marijuana.

Brent A. Lewis, also of

6451 County Road 12, Proctorville, faces two counts of third-degree felony trafficking in drugs, two counts of fourth-degree felony trafficking in marijuana, one count of fourth-degree felony trafficking in drugs and one count of fifth-degree felony trafficking in marijuana.

Travis S. Moore, 23, of 396 County Road 70, Proctorville, faces three counts of fifth-degree felony trafficking in powder cocaine.

The grand jury met Dec. 6 and 7 and returned indictments against a total of 12 other people as well.

Authorities said these five are among 58 people arrested this year on drug charges.