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Penn State frat pledges forced to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say

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Penn State frat pledges forced to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour1 hrs ago
Penn State frat pledges forced to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say
The drug ring reportedly operated in 2023 and 2024, using fraternity pledges to cut and package cocaine. The drugs were distributed through Penn State students.
New York Post
New York Post1 hrs ago
Penn State frat house gave TikTok tour hours before being busted as cocaine den
They went on a ski trip — and now anyone with a TikTok account can watch. Mere hours after news broke that 14 fraternity alumni at Penn State were busted in a sophisticated cocaine trafficking ring, current brothers in one of the accused houses, Sigma Chi, were broadcast conducting a tour of their fraternity house,...
Fox News
Fox News2 hrs ago
Penn State frat coke ring's alleged ringleader denied bail after missing arraignment, turning himself in
Agostino Abbatiello of Westbury was denied bail after turning himself in as the alleged ringleader of a Penn State fraternity cocaine trafficking ring.
UPI
UPI2 hrs ago
Alleged ringleader of Penn State drug-trafficking ring surrenders
The alleged ringleader of a drug-trafficking ring operating via two Penn State University fraternities surrendered to authorities Tuesday.
Penn State frat pledges were made to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say
Authorities have charged 14 people in connection with a drug ring at Penn State
The Guardian
The Guardian3 hrs ago
Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses
Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probation More than a dozen Penn State University students ran a cocaine trafficking ring that cut and packaged the potent drug mainly at two fraternity houses, authorities said on Monday. The Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday, a
Fortune
Fortune4 hrs ago
2 Penn State frats were main suppliers in ‘upper level trafficking’ cocaine ring, authorities say
Over a dozen former and current Penn State University students face charges of felony corrupt organizations, conspiracy and other offenses.
CBS News
CBS News6 hrs ago
Over a dozen charged in alleged cocaine trafficking ring at Penn State
More than a dozen current and former Penn State University students, along with one of their parents, have been charged in a major cocaine trafficking ring. Prosecutors allege two off-campus fraternities appeared to be the hubs for the operation. Meg Oliver reports.
NBC News
NBC News7 hrs ago
Penn State Frat Brothers Charged in Alleged Cocaine Trafficking
Thirteen current and former students at Penn State University are charged in connection with an off-campus cocaine ring. Authorities allege senior members of Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi ran the operation inside their fraternities between 2023 and 2024. Officials say the suspects used new pledges to cut and package the
The Mirror
The Mirror9 hrs ago
Cocaine trafficking ring busted at top university as young students 'forced to cut and bag drugs'
13 students and a dad have been slapped with charges as police say they have uncovered a cocaine trafficking operation run out of two university fraternity houses
Newsweek
Newsweek12 hrs ago
Penn State Fraternity Pledges Made to Cut Cocaine as ‘Indoctrination’—Attorney
Fourteen people have been charged over the alleged drug-trafficking operation, prosecutors said.
USA Today
USA Today14 hrs ago
Penn State students accused of operating drug ring out of fraternities
Penn State students accused of operating drug ring out of fraternities  USA Today
The Daily Caller
The Daily Caller🏁 first to report20 hrs ago
14 Charged In Penn State Drug Ring That Allegedly Made Pledges Cut And Bag Cocaine
August 17, 2026 7:25 PM ET Fourteen people ran a cocaine operation out of two Penn State fraternity houses, supplying the drug to fellow students for roughly two years, Pennsylvania prosecutors alleged Monday.Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced the charges alongside the State College Police Department,