They majored in drug dealing.
Six Rutgers University students and one alumnus were indicted this week on charges of running a sophisticated drug ring, allegedly using a “private social media network” to sell drugs to fellow Scarlet Knights. are.
New Jersey prosecutors allege that RU graduate and New Brunswick resident Anudeep Rebri, 23, developed a closed network that the group used to sell drugs to other Rutgers students. There is.
“Drug distributors may post drug menus through social media apps and solicit purchasers from within the Rutgers University community,” Middlesex County Attorney Yolanda Ciccone said in a statement.
“Rutgers University students who have established an affiliation with the school are allowed to join the network and are given access to view menus posted by vendors and contact vendors to negotiate purchases. “We were able to do that,” said Ciccone, who led Operation RU Pharmacy. For several months.
Police recovered significant quantities of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin or “magic” mushrooms, Adderall, and Xanax from the bust. A gun and an undisclosed amount of cash were also seized.
Mr. Lebri was charged with conspiring to distribute drugs with the leader of a drug trafficking network.
According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the drug ring included students Joshua Duffy and David Nudelman, both 20 years old, Noah Lisimachio, both 21, and Zachary Petersen and Donovin Williams. The suspects are said to have included Catherine Tierney (both 22 years old) and Catherine Tierney (both 23 years old).
The students have been charged with charges ranging from money laundering to possession and distribution of controlled dangerous substances.
Additionally, one person is charged with selling drugs within designated school districts.
The newspaper could not reach any of the defendants for comment.
Lebri’s attorney, Jason Seedman, said all his client did was create an online chat room that other students exploited to sell drugs.
“I never saw him coordinating or directing any sales,” Seidman said. “He maintains his innocence and looks forward to proving it in court.”
Rutgers University has not commented on the arrest.
