(CNN) Twenty-one people have been charged with dealing drugs on and around college campuses after federal officials uncovered a massive drug ring involving students at three North Carolina universities, federal officials announced Thursday. US Attorney Matthew Martin said in a news conference that those arrested were accused of dealing drugs in and around the campuses of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Appalachian State University. He said members of several fraternities were charged, and more arrests could come. The investigation began in 2018, according to a news release from the US Attorney's Office for the Middle District of North Carolina, and the first person was charged in November 2019. The investigation conducted by a US Drug Enforcement Administration task force and the Orange County Sheriff's Office "revealed drug activity involving members of several fraternal organizations at universities in the state," the news release said.

Source: CNN December 18, 2020 06:00 UTC