Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses
Summary
Federal authorities charged a store clerk and his son in Mississippi with selling illegal kratom products after two University of Mississippi students died from suspected overdoses. Investigators found synthetic kratom compounds linked to these deaths, and the case remains under active investigation.Key Facts
- Two University of Mississippi students died from suspected drug overdoses in September.
- Prosecutors charged a store clerk, Yahya Mosleh, and his son, Islam Mosleh, for selling illegal kratom products.
- Kratom is an herbal substance that can act as a stimulant or sedative, depending on the dose.
- Synthetic kratom compounds, some banned by the DEA, were found in products seized from the store and the students’ rooms.
- One student, Aidan Hamilton, bought kratom from the Oxford store where the Moslehs worked.
- The clerk warned a buyer to be careful taking kratom pills because others had died.
- Kratom is legal at the federal level but banned or regulated in some states, including local bans in Oxford, Mississippi.
- Toxicology reports are pending to determine if kratom caused the students’ deaths.
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