Penn State frat brothers charged with running cocaine trafficking ring
Fourteen individuals, including Penn State students, have been charged in connection with a cocaine trafficking ring operating out of fraternity houses. The investigation revealed that drug packaging was allegedly used as an indoctrination process for new fraternity pledges.
Why it matters
This case exposes serious criminal activity within university Greek life, prompting institutional crackdowns and raising concerns about campus safety.
Two Penn State University fraternities are at the center of a cocaine trafficking ring bust, leading to charges against 14 people, authorities announced on Monday. According to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the cocaine was cut and packaged primarily at the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternity houses before it was distributed, mostly to other Penn State students.The attorney general's office alleged that two former students, Agostino Abbatiello and Thomas Robinson, were the main suppliers, making regular trips from Philadelphia and New York for "large quantities" of cocaine.Thirteen of the people charged were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged drug trafficking ring, from around 2023 to 2024, prosecutors said. The 14th defendant, the father of a student, is accused of trying to conceal evidence and obstruct the investigation.
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