The San Diego District Attorney's office announced yesterday that 75 San Diego State students have been arrested in the past year as a result of an undercover probe investigating the sale of illegal drugs on campus, the biggest narcotics bust ever at a university in San Diego County.
The sweeping undercover drug operation that traced more than $100,000 worth of drugs and cash to fraternity and student houses on and around San Diego State campus Tuesday may have been linked to the Tijuana cartel through pre-health science student Omar Castaneda, a member of the South Side Pomona gang.
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.