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Feds charge shop clerk, son with selling illegal kratom after 2 Ole Miss deaths

First reported 2 Oct, 17:58 UTCUpdated 20h ago3 sources

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Federal authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product.

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The Guardian
Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses

Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died after apparently ingesting kratom product last month Federal authorities investigating the recent deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced on Friday. A drug taskforce in…

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PBS NewsHour
Prosecutors probing deaths of 2 Ole Miss students charge shop clerk and son with selling illegal kratom

A drug task force in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an herbal substance that acts as a stimulant at low doses and a sedative at high doses, after authorities found packages of kratom derivatives while investigating the deaths on Sept. 21.

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  1. PBS NewsHourCenterUSVery high factuality
    Prosecutors probing deaths of 2 Ole Miss students charge shop clerk and son with selling illegal kratom (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)

    A drug task force in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an herbal substance that acts as a stimulant at low doses and a sedative at high doses, after authorities found packages of kratom derivatives while investigating the deaths on Sept. 21.

  2. CBS NewsLean LeftUSHigh factuality
    Feds charge shop clerk, son with selling illegal kratom after 2 Ole Miss deaths (opens CBS News in a new tab)

    Federal authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product.

  3. The GuardianLeftGBHigh factuality
    Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdoses (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died after apparently ingesting kratom product last month Federal authorities investigating the recent deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced on Friday. A drug taskforce in…

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