Seven people have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged social media drug ring at Rutgers University, authorities announced this week.
The sweeping undercover narcotics operation, known as “Operation RU Pharm,” uncovered a “closed and private social media network utilized by Rutgers University students to sell and purchase” drugs, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a statement Thursday.
Officials charged Anudeep Revuri, a 23-year-old from North Brunswick, with one count of first-degree leader of a drug trafficking network; two counts of second-degree conspiracy to commit drug distribution; and one count of third-degree conspiracy to commit drug distribution.
Revuri’s profile on LinkedIn shows he graduated from the university in 2022.
She added that the charges against all seven people were “merely accusations, and they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.”
Persons:
Yolanda Ciccone, Anudeep, Joshua Duffy, Zachary Petersen, Catherine Tierney, David Nudelman, Donovin Williams, Noa Lisimachio, Rutgers spokespeople, ”
Organizations:
Rutgers University, Authorities, Rutgers
Locations:
Middlesex, “, North Brunswick, Middlesex County