Oxford, Mississippi. Federal court documents obtained by Fox News Digital reveal that toxicology reports found the same three substances in the bloodstreams of two University of Mississippi students found dead last month.
Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, were found dead on Sept. 21 in Oxford. The toxicology results, described in court filings, show all three substances were also present in Smax-Mango Breeze pills the students had in their possession at the time of death.
The substances named are mitrogynine, a naturally occurring kratom alkaloid, and MGM-15 and MGPI, both Schedule 1 controlled substances. Investigators say the pills the students were carrying contained all three.
| Substance | What the filings say |
|---|---|
| Mitrogynine | Found in both students' bloodstreams; present in the pills |
| MGM-15 | Schedule 1 controlled substance; found in both bloodstreams and the pills |
| MGPI | Schedule 1 controlled substance; found in both bloodstreams and the pills |
Investigators traced the products to Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store in Oxford. The shop's owner, Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and his son, Islam Mohamed Mosleh, 18, were arrested and now face federal drug charges.
Lafayette County Metro Narcotics investigators reported finding packages of Smax Mango Breeze MGM-15 priced at $39.99 at both locations they investigated. Court documents also state that agents made a controlled purchase from Yahya Mosleh of a product hidden in a locked container, an item that had been banned by local ordinance for more than four years.
The case has drawn attention to the kratom industry's long-running warning: products laced with synthetic opioids should not be labeled or described as "kratom." The industry argues the distinction matters for enforcement, because genuine kratom products and synthetic-laced ones carry very different risks.
The arrests put retailers on notice about what moves through their supply chains. Shoppers should treat suspicious counterfeits with the same caution, and our guide on how to spot fake vapes explains the warning signs. Products with formal marketing authorization are tracked in our FDA authorized products list.
No further charges have been announced in the filings reported so far. The court documents stop short of stating a definitive cause of death beyond the toxicology findings described above.
Prosecutors have not yet announced next court dates. The filings reported so far cover the arrests, the controlled purchase, and the toxicology results only, and VapeFeat will update this story as official documents add more detail.
Source: Fox News Digital (https://foxnews.com/us/toxicology-reports-reveal-controlled-substances-ole-miss-students-found-dead-court-docs)