CHAPEL HILL â At least one UNC fraternity chapter has been suspended by its national headquarters after local and federal law enforcement officials announced that some members had been charged in connection with a major drug network.
The university also has suspended ties with three fraternities connected to the multi-year drug investigation announced late last week.
Local law enforcement and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of North Carolina named current and former students at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Appalachian State University among 21 people charged in the last year.
Members of UNC's Kappa Sigma, Phi Gamma Delta and Beta Theta Pi fraternities have been accused of buying and selling cocaine, marijuana and a litany of other illegal drugs, U.S. attorney Matthew G.T. Martin said. He estimated the network earned more than $1.5 million but cautioned that the investigation and the tally of drug sale proceeds are not complete.