75 students arrested in San Diego State University drug bust

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Looks like the mafia also infiltrate the elite of society -shock

75 students arrested in San Diego State University drug bust

SAN DIEGO - Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday.

Two kilograms of cocaine were seized, along with 350 Ecstasy pills, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, hash oil, methamphetamine, illicit prescription drugs, several guns and at least $60,000 in cash, authorities said.
Of the 96 people arrested, 75 were students. Eighteen of the students were arrested Tuesday when nine search warrants were executed at various locations including fraternities, said Jesse Rodriguez, San Diego County assistant district attorney.
The undercover probe, dubbed Operation Sudden Fall, was sparked by the cocaine overdose death of a student in May 2007, authorities said. As the investigation continued, another student, from Mesa College, died Feb. 26 of a cocaine overdose at an SDSU fraternity house, the DEA said.
Those arrested included a student who was about to receive a criminal justice degree and another who was to receive a master's degree in homeland security.
"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," said Ralph Partridge, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego.
Some defendants were scheduled to appear in state court to face charges Tuesday.
During the probe investigators discovered that in some fraternities most members were aware of "organized drug dealing occurring from the fraternity houses by its members," the DEA said in a news release.
"Undercover agents purchased cocaine from fraternity members and confirmed that a hierarchy existed for the purpose of selling drugs for money," the DEA said.
The district attorney's office said search warrants were served in San Diego and suburban La Mesa, including the Theta Chi fraternity house and several apartments.
A member of Theta Chi sent out a mass text message to his "faithful customers" stating that he and his "associates" would be unable to sell cocaine while they were in Las Vegas over one weekend, according to the DEA. The text promoted a cocaine "sale" and listed the reduced prices.
Theta Chi's San Diego chapter declined to comment.
"We're talking to our advisers," said John Phillips, a past president of the chapter.
Dale Taylor, the fraternity's national executive director, said he was "obviously shocked and saddened" by the allegations.
Theta Chi has prohibited the San Diego chapter from group activities like parties or sports and will investigate additional disciplinary measures, up to expulsion of members or the entire chapter.
Theta Chi, based in Indianapolis, has 131 chapters in the U.S. and Canada and more than 161,000 initiates. It was founded in 1856.
The San Diego chapter was founded 61 years ago and has 65 members.

"They were on the upswing," Taylor said. "They had improved their recruitment. They were trying to raise money for a new house."
University police and federal drug agents worked together in the investigation, making more than 130 undercover drug buys at locations including fraternity houses, student parking areas and dormitories, authorities said.
Shawn Collinsworth, executive director of the national office of Phi Kappa Psi, said he was told by two of the SDSU fraternity chapter's leaders that four of its members were arrested. He said the fraternity is cooperating with the investigation.
"It isn't behavior becoming of Phi Kappa Psi," Collinsworth said. San Diego State is one of the largest schools in California's state university system with about 34,000 students. The campus has an active network of fraternities and sororities
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#1 Maverick, May 6, 2008
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damn americans really like their drugs
i mean as a student myself, i dont do drugs OK
i think young students are the ones really enjoyin their lives fully without any concern in life and have the money to do these shits
especially how the kids are being spoiled these days
well we know if ur friends to it, u also wanna do it since u dont wanna be leftout

#2 robsh, May 6, 2008
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robsh said: ↑

damn americans really like their drugs
i mean as a student myself, i dont do drugs OK
i think young students are the ones really enjoyin their lives fully without any concern in life and have the money to do these shits
especially how the kids are being spoiled these days
well we know if ur friends to it, u also wanna do it since u dont wanna be leftout
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Presidents like Bill Clinton are giving the wrong message.
Billy: Didn't smoke, he just inhaled ... weed ... -rolleyes

#3 Maverick, May 6, 2008
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Maverick said: ↑

Presidents like Bill Clinton are giving the wrong message.
Billy: Didn't smoke, he just inhaled ... weed ... -rolleyes
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seriously dude
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maybe some little low class stuff to ease ones mind but no more

#4 robsh, May 6, 2008
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gettin expensive being a student these days.
aint that a hell of a side business.

#5 Knoctur_nal, May 7, 2008
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stupid frat boys.....getting into unis and still doing that shit

#6 [N], May 7, 2008
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Well, Uni students needs to make money somehow...

#7 mr_evolution, May 7, 2008
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dont really think this is the way evo

#8 Resentless, May 7, 2008
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Drugs happen everywhere and in College/University's it happens quite often so im not too surprised by that news....

#9 Akki, May 7, 2008
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nor do i, stupid though this happens in a lot of unis around the world i reckon.

#10 bbes, May 7, 2008
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university students and yet they are stupid enough to broadcast to everyone they have drugs..... rookie dealers.....

#11 dim8sum, May 7, 2008
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it doesnt happen in ther netherlands uni... maybe SOMEWHERE it does.. but so far i know they dont yet again.. school system in NL is diffrent

#12 Resentless, May 7, 2008
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twitter led to the downfall!..hahah

#13 Knoctur_nal, May 7, 2008
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^ i believe the downfall was when some guy mass texted people advertising the drugs....

#14 Akki, May 7, 2008
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smoke it up

#15 ProjectD, May 7, 2008
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^declines....no way all the party people unite hahaha....the people with higher academic scores go to the ucs anyways lol.

#16 [N], May 8, 2008
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Well how else cn students fund themselves thru uni these days, easy cash if they never get caught!

#17 Chibi12, May 8, 2008
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ugh.. the things uni kids have to do for money these days. i just cook. no coke. but cake, like edible cake. NO! not cocaine cake. pssh check the food section.

#18 drsnoopy, May 8, 2008
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dim8sum said: ↑

university students and yet they are stupid enough to broadcast to everyone they have drugs..... rookie dealers.....
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they deserve to get caught ...stupid frat boyz

#19 inBostonWeFlossin, May 8, 2008
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This is nice publicity for San Diego State... watch as their enrollment declines.. hehe.
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I doubt it'll affect their enrollment rates much. I believe SDSU is one of the biggest party schools and it is a pretty popular choice for many. it's where my sister chose to go.

#20 iris, May 8, 2008

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