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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.