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Prosecutors probing deaths of 2 Ole Miss students charge shop clerk, son with selling illegal kratom
Investigators seized more than 500 units of synthetic kratom and other suspected narcotics from an Oxford store as the death probe continues.
- On Thursday, store clerk Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and his son Islam Yahya Mosleh, 18, appeared in court facing federal drug charges following an investigation into two University of Mississippi student deaths.
- Lafayette County Metro Narcotics investigators discovered packaging associated with kratom-related products at the scenes where two Ole Miss students died in late September, prompting the federal probe.
- During the investigation into Puffs Vape in Oxford, agents recovered more than 500 units of synthetic kratom, including compounds MGM-15, MGM-16, and MGPI, along with THC cartridges and other suspected narcotics.
- A judge determined there was probable cause to proceed with the case against both men on Thursday, following a criminal complaint filed last week charging them with possession with intent to distribute.
- The Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office is conducting autopsies and toxicology reports to determine whether the student deaths resulted from overdoses and if seized substances are connected to the fatalities.
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A father and son, employees of a tobacco and smoking supply store in Mississippi, were arrested after investigations found evidence linking them to the deaths of two University of Mississippi students from an overdose of kratom derivatives.
Father, son federally charged in connection to death of Ole Miss student - Regional Media News
(NEW YORK) - A father and son who worked at a Mississippi smoke shop were charged by federal prosecutors in connection with one of the two Ole Miss student deaths that took place last week. U.S. Attorney Scott F. Leary for the Northern District of [...]
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