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“After the incidents that had taken place, we thought that we definitely needed to get some guys up there and see what was going on,” dam Johnson, agent-in-charge at the Cincinnati district office, told WCPO.
The 17 suspects were charged with underage possession and issued a summons to appear in the Butler County Area I Court for judicial hearings in the upcoming weeks.
Agents also seized 21 fake drivers’ licenses and student ID cards from the underage suspects, according to the state patrol. Those fake IDs are getting harder to detect, Johnson told WCPO.
“It’s a real picture, it’s got their real information on it,” he said. “The only thing that’s fake is their date of birth.”
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Separately, Oxford police arrested 15 people for underage drinking last weekend, and Miami University police arrested three. Three other students were hospitalized under the university’s good Samaritan policy but were not charged.
“We’re working on some training programs to put in place just for the bystander out there to make sure people are getting help,” Oxford Police Chief John Jones said.
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Problem drinking has come under a spotlight since a Miami student was found dead in her dorm room Jan. 20 after a night of heavy drinking.