Controlled Substances Found in Both Ole Miss Students Who Died, Court Documents Reveal
Toxicology reports show identical substances in the bloodstreams of Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang, linked to a local vape store.
The same three controlled substances were present in the bloodstreams of two University of Mississippi students who died recently, according to federal court documents.
Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, both had Mitrogynine, MGM-15, and MGPI in their systems, toxicology reports revealed in a court filing state. These substances are reportedly found in Smax-Mango Breeze pills, which investigators determined Hamilton and Strang possessed at the time of their deaths on September 21 in Oxford.
The revelations come ahead of the public release of the full toxicology reports. Packaging associated with kratom-related products was discovered at both student's locations, according to a September statement from Lafayette County Metro Narcotics. Specifically, officers found packages of Smax Mango Breeze MGM-15 with price tags of $39.99 at both sites.
Federal drug charges have been filed against Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and his son, Islam Mohamed Mosleh, 18, after investigators traced purchases made by Strang and Hamilton at the Oxford tobacco shop, Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store, before their deaths.
Court documents indicate that agents made a controlled purchase of the substance from Yahya Mosleh, who allegedly sold them a product concealed in a locked container. This product had reportedly been banned by local ordinance for over four years. Following this purchase, agents obtained a search warrant for the store and found Smax Mango Breeze MGM-15 with identical packaging, ingredients, and price tag.
Lab testing confirmed the seized products contained Schedule 1 controlled substances MGM-15 and MGPI. Bank records for both Strang and Hamilton show purchases at Puffs on the same date as their deaths.
The court documents state there is probable cause that the laboratory-tested drugs taken by the two victims were the same type seized from the Moslehs and that these drugs caused the overdose deaths. Yahya Mosleh reportedly sold similar products to a confidential informant after the students' deaths, warning the informant about the dangers and attempting to conceal the sale.
A federal judge found Yahya Mosleh to be a flight risk due to ties to another country and ordered him to remain in custody pending trial. Islam Mosleh will be released on a $20,000 unsecured bond with conditions including curfew and location monitoring.
Court documents also state that the owner of Puffs was previously indicted by a state grand jury for drug distribution and is believed to be running the store remotely from Egypt. Fox News Digital contacted the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi for comment.