An undercover drug operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and University Police led to the arrest of 18 San Diego State students today and 15 students in the last few weeks.
Several fraternity members of Theta Chi were among those arrested.
Over $100,000 worth of drugs including marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy were confiscated on and around the SDSU campus during Operation Sudden Fall which has resulted in the arrest of nearly 100 individuals during the past year. Four pounds of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana were among the evidence seized.
"SDSU will continue to do what is necessary - through both enforcement and education - to encourage our students to make the responsible choices to ensure the health and safety of our campus community," SDSU President Stephen Weber said.
Weber also commended the University Police and the undercover DEA agents who helped bring about the largest university drug take down in San Diego history.
Phi Kappa Psi was the other fraternity involved in the drug sales, Mosler said.
Mosler said that these were mid-level drug dealers with connections to the Tijuana cartel.
"We are not going to tolerate drug trafficking in our universities or our educational institutions," said Jesse Navarro, public affairs officer for the district attorney's office.
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