San Diego State Drug Bust: Theta Chi Interview
May 6th, 2008 by Alex
San Diego State just became home to one of the largest school-related drug busts in recent history. The final toll? Around 100 people were arrested, 75 of them students. The police confiscated 4 pounds of cocaine, 50 pounds of weed, 350 ecstasy pills, 4 guns and $60,000 in cash.
Considering this is front page news almost everywhere, this article going to be a simple news recap. Instead, we wanted to take a different angle, and talk to someone on the ground. It’s so easy to have an opinion made up by reading a single AP news article, but there are always other sides to a story.
Through a contact, we were able to interview an alumni from the most prominent fraternity involved in the drug sales - Theta Chi - and get a feel for what the local response is to this drug bust.
Let’s get on with it…
theFreshScent: This seems like an extremely serious issue and could possibly affect Theta Chi’s charter. Were these drug dealings completely common knowledge among house members, as the AP news article suggests?
Theta Chi Alumni: It would be safe to say that most brothers in a chapter know what the other brothers are up to, especially brothers who live at the fraternity house. If it is found to be true that drugs were sold on the premises, there is no doubt that their charter will be revoked. Theta Chi holds a strict no tolerance policy on drugs. Even alcohol is not allowed on chapter premises.
To see the rest of this interview, read on…
Home De-Pot
August 24th, 2006 by Tim
The DEA and Tewksbury police followed up by conducting a full search and investigation of about 12 Home Depots state-wide. They found that more bathroom vanities were compromised and contained illegal substances. The police had this to say:
I’m sure the packages were being shipped to the distribution center and someone was supposed to intercept them. So that person [who was supposed to intercept the packages] either wasn’t on duty that day or the packages were marked wrong.
In a written statement, the Home Depot said, “The company is cooperating with authorities as they investigate this matter, and we will support law enforcement in any way possible to help bring those responsible to justice.”
I’m not sure about you, but I’m in my car as we speak. Destination? Home De-Pot.
[via CNN]
