College students nabbed in drug bust

Posted May 14, 2008 at 09:51 PM by Elisabeth Young

Section: News, Communications, Email / IM

Following cocaine overdose deaths of two college students in February and May, authorities have arrested scores of San Diego State University students in a drug bust that caught fraternity members openly dealing drugs. The bust, dubbed Operation Sudden Fall, yielded two kilograms of cocaine, 350 Ecstasy pills, hash oil, marijuana, methamphetamine, illicit prescription drugs, psychedelic mushrooms, several guns and at least $60,000 in cash.

Seventy five out of the 90 people arrested were students.  Among them was an undergraduate about to receive a criminal justice degree and another who was gunning for a master’s degree in homeland security. Ralph Partridge, a DEA special agent in San Diego, quipped:

“A sad commentary is that when one of these individuals was arrested, they inquired as (to) whether or not his arrest and incarceration would have an effect on him becoming a federal law enforcement officer.”

Investigators discovered that most members of some fraternities were aware of organized drug dealing by its members.  A member of the Theta Chi fraternity even sent out a mass text message to his “faithful customers” promoting a cocaine “sale” and listed the reduced prices.

Via [msnbc]