The same three substances were detected in the bloodstreams of two recently deceased University of Mississippi students, as shown in federal court documents. Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, both had Mitrogynine and the Schedule 1 substances MGM-15, and MGPI present, according to toxicology reports.
The substances were found in Smax-Mango Breeze pills, which investigators confirmed the students possessed at the time of their deaths on September 21 in Oxford. These details emerged before the public release of the full toxicology report.
“During the investigations, packaging associated with kratom-related products was discovered at both locations.” – Lafayette County Metro Narcotics
Officers found packages of Smax Mango Breeze MGM-15 at each location, marked with price tags reading $39.99.
Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and his son Islam Mohamed Mosleh, 18, were arrested in connection with a narcotics investigation involving Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store. Investigators traced purchases made by Strang and Hamilton at the store before their deaths, leading to federal charges against the Moslehs.
Authorities found a package of Smax Pseudo-DHM tablets, a synthetic kratom-derived product, near Aidan Hamilton when paramedics arrived.
Court documents revealed agents conducted a controlled purchase from Yahya Mosleh, acquiring a product hidden in a locked container, banned by local ordinance for over four years. A subsequent search uncovered identical Smax Mango Breeze MGM-15 products, confirming the presence of Schedule 1 substances MGM-15 and MGPI.
Strang’s and Hamilton’s bank records indicated purchases at Puffs on the same date. Court documents asserted probable cause that these substances caused the two overdose deaths in Oxford.
The documents also revealed Yahya supplied the product to a confidential informant after the student’s deaths, even warning them about its dangers.
Yahya remains in custody, deemed a flight risk due to foreign ties. Islam Mosleh was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond with conditions of curfew and location monitoring.
The store owner had previously been indicted for distributing a controlled substance and is suspected to manage the store from Egypt.
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