The former Pennsylvania State University student accused of orchestrating a cocaine-trafficking ring has been released on bail, after a preliminary hearing Wednesday where three of his co-defendants testified against him.
Agostino Abbatiello, 24, eventually came to be known as the main cocaine supplier on campus, according to a criminal complaint. He and other co-defendants allegedly made regular trips to New York City and Philadelphia to acquire large quantities of cocaine, and distributed the drugs out of the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternity houses from 2023 to 2024, prosecutors say.
A judge ordered Abbatiello be held for trial on all charges, which include felony counts of possession with intent to deliver cocaine, conspiracy, and other related offenses. Fourteen people have been charged, and all but one are current or former Penn State students.
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