According to a press release released today by UCPD, two CU students, Nicholas Busbey, 23, and Marshall Pedder, 21, were arrested on suspicion of unlawful sale of a controlled substance on Monday.

A CU employee allegedly saw Busbey “remove a pill from a prescription drug bottle and provide it to Pedder for $5″ in the lobby of the C4C right before noon. The two were arrested shortly after.

Ryan Huff, CU’s police spokesman, said in a statement, “It’s important for students to know that possessing or taking just one pill that is not prescribed to them can lead to a felony arrest and a trip to jail. As mid-terms and finals approach, we typically start to see some of these cases. It’s not worth the risk.”

More information will be released as it becomes available.

Contact CU Independent Breaking News Editor Alyx Saupe at Alyx.saupe@colorado.edu.