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SAN DIEGO -- Ninety-six people have been arrested, including 75 students, after a six-month undercover drug investigation centering on San Diego State University, the district attorney's office announced today.
Seven fraternity houses were infiltrated by undercover agents, authorities said. Agents allegedly discovered evidence of widespread drug-dealing among some fraternity members. Drugs involved included marijuana, cocaine and the drug Ecstasy.
The investigation, called Operation Sudden Fall, began after an overdose by a female student at the university, authorities said. During the investigation, a second student, at San Diego Mesa College, also died of an overdose. Some 130 drug purchases were made during the investigation.
"Our children are our biggest asset and absent a safe, drug-free learning environment, their chances of succeeding are greatly diminished," said Ralph W. Partridge, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego. "The university police and SDSU administration are to be commended for their swift actions in confronting the drug use problem on campus."
One alleged dealer was just a month away from receiving a master's degree in homeland security and had worked with the campus police as a security officer, officials said. Another student was arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine and two guns was a criminal justice major, officials said.
One member of the Theta Chi fraternity sent out a mass text-message to "faithful customers," saying that he was traveling to Las Vegas and would not be able to make his normal cocaine sales, the DEA said.
According to the DEA, evidence includes 4 pounds of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana, 48 hydroponic marijuana plants, 350 ecstasy pills, psilocybin (mushrooms), 30 vials of hash oil, methamphetamine, various illicit prescription drugs, one shotgun, three semi-automatic pistols, three brass knuckles and $60,000 in cash.
SAN DIEGO -- Ninety-six people have been arrested, including 75 students, after a six-month undercover drug investigation centering on San Diego State University, the district attorney's office announced today.
Seven fraternity houses were infiltrated by undercover agents, authorities said. Agents allegedly discovered evidence of widespread drug-dealing among some fraternity members. Drugs involved included marijuana, cocaine and the drug Ecstasy.
The investigation, called Operation Sudden Fall, began after an overdose by a female student at the university, authorities said. During the investigation, a second student, at San Diego Mesa College, also died of an overdose. Some 130 drug purchases were made during the investigation.
"Our children are our biggest asset and absent a safe, drug-free learning environment, their chances of succeeding are greatly diminished," said Ralph W. Partridge, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego. "The university police and SDSU administration are to be commended for their swift actions in confronting the drug use problem on campus."
One alleged dealer was just a month away from receiving a master's degree in homeland security and had worked with the campus police as a security officer, officials said. Another student was arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine and two guns was a criminal justice major, officials said.
One member of the Theta Chi fraternity sent out a mass text-message to "faithful customers," saying that he was traveling to Las Vegas and would not be able to make his normal cocaine sales, the DEA said.
According to the DEA, evidence includes 4 pounds of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana, 48 hydroponic marijuana plants, 350 ecstasy pills, psilocybin (mushrooms), 30 vials of hash oil, methamphetamine, various illicit prescription drugs, one shotgun, three semi-automatic pistols, three brass knuckles and $60,000 in cash.
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