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Coverage dated October 14, 2026

8 charged in State College cocaine-trafficking operation waive preliminary hearings

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CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTA) — Eight defendants charged with misdemeanors in the State College cocaine-trafficking operation have waived preliminary hearings. The eight defendants are among 14 people charged with cocaine trafficking, in 2023 and 2024, with the other six individuals awaiting trial on fel…

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  1. Triblive

    Final Penn State cocaine defendants waive preliminary hearings (opens Triblive)

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    BELLEFONTE — All 14 defendants charged in a suspected cocaine-trafficking ring operating out of two Penn State University fraternities will now face trial after the last of them on Wednesday waived their preliminary hearings in Centre County.

  2. We Are Central PA

    8 charged in State College cocaine-trafficking operation waive preliminary hearings (opens We Are Central PA)

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    CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTA) — Eight defendants charged with misdemeanors in the State College cocaine-trafficking operation have waived preliminary hearings. The eight defendants are among 14 people charged with cocaine trafficking, in 2023 and 2024, with the other six individuals awaiting trial on fel…

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