{
  "id": 1745726,
  "title": "Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/penn-state-students-accused-of-running-cocaine-trafficking-ring-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/penn-state-cocaine-trafficking-ring"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probation More than a dozen Penn State University students ran a cocaine trafficking ring that cut and packaged the potent drug mainly at two fraternity houses, authorities said on Monday. The Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday, announced charges on Monday against 14 people linked to the purported operation,…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "2 Penn State frats were main suppliers in ‘upper level trafficking’ cocaine ring, authorities say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/2-penn-state-frats-were-main-suppliers-in-upper-level-trafficking",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:43:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Penn State frat pledges forced to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/penn-state-frat-pledges-forced-to-cut-and-bag-cocaine-for-college",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:04:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}