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
Three fraternities were suspended by UNC on Friday following the arrests
On Thursday prosecutors and sheriffs announced they had broken up a cartel
21 people have been arrested since July as part of the drug operation sting
The suspects range in age from 22 and 35; many were based in North Carolina
They include current and former students from Duke and UNC Chapel Hill
Together, they sold over $1.5million of cocaine and marijuana, prosecutors said
Prosecutors say they are hardened drug dealers with brazen attitudes
Many of the suspects have prior arrests and have already graduated
Some of the most serious charges carry sentences of 10 years to life
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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.