Penn State frat cocaine ring suspects allegedly used Cash App, Snapchat to arrange drug deals
Authorities say the ring moved large cocaine quantities through two fraternities and made hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- On Tuesday, 24-year-old Agostino Abbatiello surrendered to authorities following charges filed Monday against him and 13 other former Penn State University students for operating a cocaine trafficking ring between 2023 and 2024.
- Investigators identified Abbatiello and Delta Upsilon senior Thomas Robinson as primary suppliers who allegedly sourced "large quantities of cocaine" from Philadelphia and New York, then packaged and sold drugs via Snapchat at fraternity houses.
- Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday described the operation as a coordinated crew involving fraternity members from leadership to pledges; Paul Robinson, Thomas's father, faces charges for allegedly attempting to obstruct the investigation and hide a safe containing drugs and cash.
- Penn State placed Delta Upsilon on interim suspension Monday after learning of the charges, while the university does not formally recognize Sigma Chi; eight other student-aged suspects face misdemeanor possession and paraphernalia charges.
- Prosecutors allege the operation generated hundreds of thousands of dollars, while defendants Mohammed Hurabi, Lars Zeepvat, and Robert Zanolla face conspiracy and corrupt organization charges; a district judge denied Abbatiello bail at his arraignment.
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Penn State frat cocaine ring suspects allegedly used Cash App, Snapchat to arrange drug deals
Penn State fraternity cocaine ring allegations detail drug transactions via Cash App and Snapchat. Suspected kingpin Agostino Abbatiello, dubbed 'Pablo Pledgescobar,' faces charges.
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Le Journal de QuebecThomas Robinson, a 23-year-old student in Penn State charged with cocaine trafficking in the institution, was exposed by a blunder.
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