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14 Charged in Alleged Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Trafficking Ring

Authorities say 14 people were charged in a profitable cocaine ring that used off-campus fraternity houses and involved pledges in packaging.

  • Fourteen people, including 13 current or former Penn State students, have been charged in an alleged cocaine trafficking operation linked to the off-campus Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternities.
  • Authorities allege that cocaine was obtained from Philadelphia and New York, then cut, packaged and distributed primarily to students, with some fraternity pledges allegedly required to help package the drugs as part of initiation practices.
  • Penn State said Delta Upsilon has been placed on interim suspension while the allegations are investigated, while Sigma Chi is no longer a university-recognized organization.
  • The charges include felony drug-trafficking-related offenses for several defendants, while others face misdemeanor drug-possession and paraphernalia charges.
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Penn State cocaine trafficking ring involved 2 fraternities, authorities say

Authorities say 13 former or current Penn State University students participated in a cocaine-trafficking ring that involved two fraternities. Authorities say the cocaine was packaged mainly at two off-campus fraternity houses and distributed primarily to students. Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor says…

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Pennsylvania cocaine trafficking case has ties to 2 fraternities

Authorities say they’ve charged 14 people over their ties to a cocaine-trafficking ring that involved two fraternities and students.

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14 people charged in alleged Penn State fraternity cocaine trafficking ring

Authorities say members purchased up to a kilogram of cocaine at a time, then had fraternity brothers and pledges cut and package it for resale.

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