(07:45) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY – Three men were arrested and three others cited for drug offenses in the San Lorenzo Valley this week. On Monday, deputies arrived at a home on the 100 block of Dusty Drive to serve arrest warrants for 57-year-old Leonard Nichols and 36-year-old Kyle Nichols. A search of the home recovered heroin, meth, and drug paraphernalia. Deputies apprehended the Nichols and 50-year-old Martin John Teeling on suspicion of drug possession and being under the influence of drugs. Two women and two other men were ticketed at the scene for possessing drug paraphernalia. (S.G.)