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Penn State frat brothers busted for alleged cocaine drug ring

First publishedAug 17, 17:26 UTC
Last updatedAug 18, 14:49 UTC · 3m ago
11 outletCBS News11 outletNBC News22 outletsCBS News, Fox News Latest11 outletSeattle Times11 outletNew York Post22 outletsThe Hill, NBC News22 outletsCBS News
CBS News8Penn State frat brothers charged with running cocaine trafficking ringOpen ↗NBC News8Penn State students accused of running drug ring out of off-campus fraternitiesOpen ↗CBS News814 charged in alleged Penn State cocaine ringOpen ↗Fox News Latest6Penn State cocaine bust nets 14 arrests over alleged pledge coke-cutting ‘indoctrination' ritualsOpen ↗Seattle Times6Pennsylvania cocaine trafficking case has ties to 2 fraternitiesOpen ↗New York Post513 Penn State frat bros busted in cocaine trafficking ring—including Long Island student at ‘top of the food chain’Open ↗The Hill714 charged in alleged drug trafficking operation at Penn State University fraternitiesOpen ↗NBC News8Penn State Frat Brothers Charged in Alleged Cocaine TraffickingOpen ↗CBS News8Penn State frat brothers busted for alleged cocaine drug ringOpen ↗CBS News8Over a dozen charged in alleged cocaine trafficking ring at Penn StateOpen ↗
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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.

Reported by 10 outlets — CBS News, NBC News, The Hill, Seattle Times, Fox News Latest, and 1 more. See all sources ↓

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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.
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10 outlets, average source rating 7.2/10.
When was it last updated?
3m ago.
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    13 Penn State frat bros busted in cocaine trafficking ring—including Long Island student at ‘top of the food chain’

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