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The drug ring reportedly operated in 2023 and 2024, using fraternity pledges to cut and package cocaine. The drugs were distributed through Penn State students.
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The drug ring reportedly operated in 2023 and 2024, using fraternity pledges to cut and package cocaine. The drugs were distributed through Penn State students.
Read this reportTwo Penn State fraternities are at the center of a cocaine trafficking ring bust, leading to charges against 14 people, authorities said.
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Agostino Abbatiello of Westbury, New York, was denied bail after turning himself in as the alleged ringleader of a Penn State fraternity cocaine trafficking ring.
Read this reportMore than a dozen current and former Penn State University students, along with one of their parents, have been charged in a major cocaine trafficking ring. Prosecutors allege two off-campus fraternities appeared to be the hubs for the operation. Meg Oliver reports.
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Thirteen current and former students at Penn State University are charged in connection with an off-campus cocaine ring. Authorities allege senior members of Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi ran the operation inside their fraternities between 2023 and 2024. Officials say the suspects used new pledges to cut and package the drugs.
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Authorities say 13 former or current Penn State University students participated in a cocaine-trafficking ring that involved two fraternities
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AIPROPX has consolidated 10 reports from 10 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Penn State frat brothers charged in cocaine ring.” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — US, Other, and UK.
The earliest report in this entry came from ABC News (Aug 18, 2026, 06:31 UTC); the most recent came from TribLIVE.com (Aug 18, 2026, 19:19 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 5 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “penn state”.
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