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.
21 arrested in âlarge scale drug ringâ that funneled more than $1.5M worth of drugs through N.C. colleges Authorities have arrested 21 people who they say were involved in a âlarge scale drug ringâ that funneled more than $1.5 million worth of drugs onto or near college campuses in North Carolina. (Source: Pablo) By WBTV Web Staff | December 17, 2020 at 4:23 PM EST - Updated December 18 at 11:50 AM
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WBTV) - Authorities have arrested 21 people who they say were involved in a âlarge scale drug ringâ that funneled more than $1.5 million worth of drugs onto or near college campuses in North Carolina.
21 facing federal charges in drug ring involving several fraternities at NC universities
21 facing federal charges in drug ring involving several fraternities at NC universities By CBS 17 Digital Desk | December 17, 2020 at 12:32 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 4:52 PM
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – Nearly two dozen people are facing federal charges following an investigation into the sale of drugs on or near multiple college campuses in North Carolina, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
The drug trafficking investigation was conducted by a task force with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
While working on a drug case several years ago, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office got information about the sale of illegal drugs on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus, the DOJ said.
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