Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses
Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died after apparently ingesting kratom product last month Federal authorities investigating the recent deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced on Friday. A drug taskforce in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an herbal substance that…
Federal authorities have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product after two University of Mississippi students died from suspected overdoses. The Lafayette county metro narcotics unit is investigating the deaths of Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang, who were both found in different locations with opened packages of kratom or synthetic kratom in their rooms.
The students' deaths are still under investigation, with toxicology reports being expedited by state agencies. The kratom, which is legal at the federal level but banned in some states, has been the subject of warnings from federal authorities due to its potential risks. The two defendants, Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and his 18-year-old son Islam Yahya Mosleh, were charged with possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance.
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