Pennsylvania AG asked whether Penn State could face action over alleged fraternity drug ring

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday addressed whether his office would take action against Penn State after authorities uncovered an alleged cocaine trafficking ring running through the university’s fraternities.Authorities said about 1 kilogram of cocaine moved through the drug operation every other month as part of what Sunday described at a news conference as an "upper-level trafficking organization.""This was a very sophisticated endeavor.This wasn't just a couple kids at college who were sharing drugs with each other," Sunday told "The Story" on Wednesday.SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY RUNNING METH LAB AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY’S LARGEST ACADEMIC BUILDINGPenn State fraternities and students might have been involved in a cocaine trafficking ring, the state's attorney general alleges.
(Getty Images: Dmitry Vinogradov, and Uri Yerochov)"It was a lot of drugs and it was done in a very serious and very sophisticated manner," the attorney general added.Fourteen individuals, including current and former Penn State students, face felony or misdemeanor charges stemming from alleged illicit activity between 2023 and 2024.Prosecutors identified Agostino Abbatiello, 24, and Thomas Robinson, 23, as the suspected ringleaders.The alleged drug kingpins reportedly made regular trips to Philadelphia and New York to pick up "large quantities" of powder cocaine, arranged drug deals via Snapchat and accepted payments through Venmo."As the attorney general, obviously I have a lot of concern when you have organizations like this that run for as long as it did," Sunday told Fox News.5 MEXICAN CARTEL BOSSES CHARGED IN WEAPONS, DRUG TRAFFICKING, TIMESHARE FRAUD SCHEMES, DOJ SAYSPenn Staters Agostino Abbatiello and Thomas Robinson are accused of being the main suppliers of cocaine for a massive distribution ring where 14 people were charged.
(Getty Images: Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance; Attorney General Dave Sunday's Office)The attorney general said pledges at the Delt...