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| The ringleaders were graduates of a $35k-a year prep school. (Screen capture from YouTube video) |
By ABC NEWS
The lawyers for two former private school students charged as alleged masterminds of a large drug ring are speaking out in defense of their clients.
Neil Scott, 25, and Timothy Brooks, 18, were charged with supplying marijuana, ecstasy, and cocaine to dealers in colleges and high schools throughout the affluent Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia. Police allegedly found large amounts of cash, drugs and guns when homes and buildings associated with the pair were searched earlier this week.
Authorities say the pair called their network the "Main Line Takeover Project."
Law enforcement officials also arrested nine suspected sub-dealers -- including two high school students -- in the sting and said the investigation may result in more arrests.
Brooks' lawyer Greg Pagano sent a statement to ABC News in which he said that his client is "remorseful" and did not possess any weapons.
"He suffered an injury as an athlete at his first year of college in the Fall of 2013 requiring him to come home for surgery and to recuperate," Pagano said. "He became depressed and was not well physically or mentally. It was during this time period that he became acquainted with the wrong people."
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