Mississippi store clerk and son charged over kratom sales linked to two student deaths
Federal authorities allege the pair sold an illegal kratom product after two University of Mississippi students died last month in suspected overdoses.
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Federal authorities in Mississippi have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, following the deaths of two University of Mississippi students last month.
Prosecutors announced the charges on Friday as part of an investigation into the deaths of Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang, who died after apparently ingesting a kratom product, according to officials.
A regional drug taskforce in Mississippi had previously urged the public to avoid kratom, an herbal substance that authorities describe as acting as a stimulant at low doses and a sedative at higher doses. Investigators said they found packages of kratom derivatives while examining the circumstances of the two students' deaths on 21 September.
The case has drawn renewed attention to the sale and regulation of kratom products in the United States, where the substance remains legal in many states despite warnings from some public health and law enforcement officials about its risks when consumed in concentrated or adulterated forms.
The investigation into the deaths of Hamilton and Strang is continuing, and further details of the charges against the clerk and his son had not been fully disclosed as of Friday.
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- Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses — The Guardian — World
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