Shop clerk, son charged with selling illegal kratom amid probe into deaths of 2 Ole Miss students
A store clerk and his son have been charged with selling an illegal kratom product as federal authorities investigate the deaths of two University of Mississippi students, prosecutors said Friday.
TL;DR
- A store clerk and his son have been charged with selling an illegal kratom product.
- The charges are connected to an ongoing federal investigation into the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.
- Bank records indicate one of the deceased students purchased products from the store in question.
- Kratom products were found in the rooms of both students.
- The clerk warned an informant to be careful with the kratom pills, stating that people were dying from them.
- Kratom is legal federally but banned in some states and cities, with federal warnings issued about its risks.
- Proponents claim pure kratom is safe, but derivatives can be potent and dangerous.
- The DEA has banned certain kratom-related compounds, some of which were found in products seized.
- Eleven states have banned kratom, while others, like Mississippi, have regulations in place, and Oxford has its own ban.