Recently obtained federal court documents revealed the presence of three substances in the bloodstreams of two deceased University of Mississippi students. According to Fox News Digital, toxicology reports showed that Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, had Mitrogynine, along with Schedule 1 substances MGM-15 and MGPI, detected in their systems.
These findings emerged before the public release of the full toxicology report. The document indicated that all three substances were part of Smax-Mango Breeze pills, which investigators found Hamilton and Strang possessed when they died on September 21 in Oxford.
Lafayette County Metro Narcotics mentioned that kratom-related product packaging was discovered at both locations.
Specifically, officers located packages marked Smax Mango Breeze MGM-15 with price tags of $39.99, each bearing a black smudge on the initial digit, at both sites.
Law enforcement apprehended Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and his son, Islam Mohamed Mosleh, 18, linked to a narcotics probe associated with the Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store in Oxford. The Moslehs face federal drug charges after purchases made by Strang and Hamilton at the store prior to their deaths were traced back to them.
Court documents detailed a controlled purchase from Yahya Mosleh, where he is accused of selling a product hidden in a locked container, already banned by local ordinance for over four years. Authorities executed a search warrant, finding the same Smax Mango Breeze MGM-15 items in the store, complete with identical packaging, ingredients, and price.
Lab tests confirmed the presence of Schedule 1 substances in the products. The bank records of both students indicated purchases at Puffs on identical dates, providing probable cause of these drugs contributing to overdoses in Oxford.
Further, the court documents revealed Yahya Mosleh sold the products to a confidential informant post-tragedy, even warning about the fatalities associated with the items. In attempting to conceal the sale, he completed the transaction only after other customers left the store.
A judge ordered Yahya Mosleh to remain in custody as a flight risk due to international ties, while Islam Mosleh was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond with conditions such as a curfew and location monitoring.
The owner of Puffs, previously indicted in Lafayette County for controlled substance distribution, has since absconded. Investigators believe he now operates the store remotely from Egypt.