New Jersey prosecutors allege RU alumnus Anudeep Revuri, 23, of New Brunswick, developed the closed network used by the group to sell narcotics to other Rutgers students. Through the social media app, 'narcotics distributors could post menus for drugs and solicit buyers from within the Rutgers University community,' said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone in a statement.
Rutgers students who established their affiliation with the school were allowed to join the network and once given access, they were able to browse menus posted by distributors and contact them in order to negotiate purchases, said Ciccone, who helmed 'Operation RU Pharm' over several months.
Cops recovered substantial amounts of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, psilocybin or 'magic' mushrooms, Adderall and Xanax in the bust. A gun and an undisclosed amount of cash was also seized.
Revuri's attorney, Jason Seidman, said all his client did was create an online chat room the other students exploited in order to sell drugs. 'I haven't seen anything that he coordinated or directed any sales,' Seidman.
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