WOODVILLE — The search of a Wilkinson County residence Sunday evening led law enforcement officers to arrest three adults on drug charges and child-welfare officials to remove two young drug-endangered children, according to a Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics official.

Officers discovered approximately a gram of alleged methamphetamine and the meth precursors sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, ethyl alcohol and camp fuel. They also found five firearms, including a 20-gauge sawed-off shotgun, a pill grinder and plastic tubing, Director Marshall Fisher said.

The findings led to the arrest of Daryl Vines, 53, of 7821 Fords Creek Road in Woodville; Jennings Chase McKey, 26, of 7047 61 North in Woodville; and Regina Mathis, 47, of Woodville. All three were arrested at McKey’s residence.

Vines is charged with possession of methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm. McKey is charged with possession of methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm, possession of precursors with intent to manufacture methamphetamine while in possession of a firearm as well as felony child endangerment. Mathis is charged with possession of methamphetamine.

The three suspects were transported to the Wilkinson County Jail, where they were awaiting initial court appearances.

State Department of Human Services officials placed the 2- and 4-year-old children who lived at McKey’s residence with other relatives.

The week-long investigation that led to the arrests was conducted by the MBN and Wilkinson County Sheriff’s Office.