UCLA Student Found Dead in Apartment Fire Faced Party Drug Charges: Court Records

Investigators work outside an apartment complex where many Pi Beta Phi members live on Sept. 21, 2015, when a woman’s body was found in a burning unit. (Credit: KTLA)

by: Los Angeles Times

Posted: Sep 25, 2015 / 05:56 AM PDT

Updated: Sep 25, 2015 / 08:03 AM PDT

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A UCLA student whose body was found Monday inside a burning apartment near the Westwood campus had been charged with multiple felony counts of possessing club drugs, according to court records.

Meanwhile, grief counselors were meeting with students as classes started on campus Thursday.

Andrea Lauren DelVesco, 21, was charged July 8 with possession for the sale of MDMA, LSD, methamphetamine and psilocybin, an active chemical in hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal complaint.

MDMA, also known as ecstasy, LSD and methamphetamine are considered party drugs, often used at raves and other all-night dances.

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