More Than 100 Students Caught in Drug Bust at San Diego State University

Parents, wake up! Students are dealing and selling drugs at the schools, posh universities your sons and daughters are attending. Before sending them off, give them advice. Make sure they stay away from this epidemic. Federal authorities conducting an investigation after two students were found dead with an overdose at San Diego State University busted more than 75 students who were openly dealing and selling drugs on campus. One of them was going to graduate with a degree in criminology and homeland security. He was busted and asked about his chance of working for the federal agency. The answer was obvious: no.

"Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday.

Two kilograms of cocaine were seized, along with 350 Ecstasy pills, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, hash oil, methamphetamine, illicit prescription drugs, several guns and at least $60,000 in cash, authorities said.

Of the 96 people arrested, 75 were students. Eighteen of the students were arrested Tuesday when nine search warrants were executed at various locations including fraternities, said Jesse Rodriguez, San Diego County assistant district attorney.

The undercover probe, dubbed Operation Sudden Fall, was sparked by the cocaine overdose death of a student in May 2007, authorities said. As the investigation continued, another student, from Mesa College, died Feb. 26 of a cocaine overdose at an SDSU fraternity house, the DEA said.

Those arrested included a student who was about to receive a criminal justice degree and another who was to receive a master's degree in homeland security.

"A sad commentary is that when one of these individuals was arrested, they inquired as (to) whether or not his arrest and incarceration would have an effect on him becoming a federal law enforcement officer," said Ralph Partridge, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in San Diego."

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