How Penn State students ran an alleged cocaine ring - until it all fell apart
Summary
Agostino Abbatiello, a Penn State student, was arrested for leading a drug ring involving cocaine. The group included current and former students connected to local fraternities who distributed cocaine across the region.Key Facts
- Agostino Abbatiello, 24, is charged with running a cocaine trafficking ring at Penn State.
- The alleged ring involved 13 current and former students, many in fraternities like Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon.
- Members forced some fraternity recruits to help process and package cocaine.
- The group used social media apps like Snapchat and money transfer app Venmo, which helped police track them.
- Abbatiello sourced cocaine from a Pennsylvania supplier and later found a larger supplier in New York.
- Police found drugs and a weapon when raiding a fraternity house linked to the ring.
- Pennsylvania Attorney General called it an "upper-level trafficking organization" in the area.
- Penn State University condemned the illegal activity and pledged cooperation with law enforcement.
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