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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