96 Arrested In University Drug Probe
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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 yesterday.
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 Ecstasy.
The investigation, called Operation Sudden Fall, began after an overdose by a female student at the university, authorities said.
“The university police and SDSU administration are to be commended for their swift actions in confronting the drug use problem on campus,” the special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego, Ralph Partridge, said.
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, who was arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine and two guns, was a criminal justice major, officials said.
