By Sarah Tate
Dec 17, 2020
More than 20 current and former students at Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Appalachian State University have been arrested since July for dealing drugs, prosecutors announced Thursday (December 17).
Between 2017 and 2020, at least 21 people between the ages of 21 and 35 took part in a large-scale drug operation where police said they peddled thousands of pounds of marijuana, cocaine, and other drugs. Orange County Sheriff
Charles Blackwood was surprised by the amount of drugs on the campuses, and said the investigation unfolded unlike any other case I have seen.
According to the
Daily Mail, prosecutors claim the contraband was shipped through the postal service from California and distributed around college campuses in North Carolina. Multiple former fraternity students allegedly purchased cocaine, marijuana, Xanax, and MDMA, with at least one member reportedly selling to his frat brothers. In total, prosecutors