Two former Appalachian State students sentenced for role in illegal drug ring that brought in more than $1 5 million in sales journalnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journalnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two former Appalachian State University students pleaded guilty this week for their role in an illegal drug ring that garnered more than $1.5 million in sales across three different universities, including Appalachian State, according to federal court records.
The two, who were enrolled at Appalachian State at the time of the offenses, were among 21 people who were facing federal drug charges. They were accused in connection with an illegal drug ring that operated at or near Appalachian State, UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University, authorities said in December.
Kyle Parrish Beckner, 22, of Boone, and Devin James McDonald, 23, of Kill Devil Hills, entered guilty pleas in U.S. District Court on Wednesday through a Zoom conference. Beckner pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute LSD. McDonald pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine.Â
BOONE â Two Appalachian State students are among 21 charged in relation to a drug distribution ring on the campuses of Appalachian State University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and Duke University, announced the Department of Justice at a Thursday, Dec. 17 press conference.
âThis is a large drug network and supply chain fueling a drug culture at fraternities and within these universities and around these universities and towns,â said Matt Martin, U.S. attorney for the middle district of North Carolina. âThese are 21 hardened drug dealers.â
Martin said the investigation is ongoing. App State spokesperson Megan Hayes said the university is âcooperating fully with law enforcement in this investigation.â
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21 charged, including UNC and Duke students, in large-scale drug ring
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FILE - In this April 20, 2015, file photo, the Old Well is seen near the South Building on campus at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Fraternity members at North Carolina s flagship school were part of a drug trafficking ring that for years funneled huge quantities of drugs into three college campuses, federal prosecutors said Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020.AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File
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DURHAM, N.C. Nearly two dozen people, including current and former students at the University of North Carolina, Duke and Appalachian State, have been charged in connection with the investigation of a large-scale drug ring, local and federal law enforcement officials announced Thursday.