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Police Clarify Kratom Warning After Ole Miss Student Deaths: What They're Saying

Law enforcement says more than 500 suspected kratom-related products were recovered, while advocates argue officials misstated the substance linked to the deaths.

  • On Wednesday, American Kratom Association representative Mac Haddow accused Lafayette County law enforcement of providing "misleading information" about the deaths of two Ole Miss students.
  • Haddow argued the recovered substances were manufactured synthetic opioids, not traditional botanical kratom, after the Drug Enforcement Administration banned such compounds on August 26, 2026.
  • The Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit defended its warning, stating investigators discovered packaging associated with kratom-related products at both locations and issued the alert "out of an abundance of caution."
  • Agents seized more than 500 units of suspected substances from Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store, leading to arrests of employees Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and Islam Mohamed on distribution charges.
  • The Metro Narcotics Unit urged the Mississippi Legislature to hold hearings and determine whether current laws provide adequate tools to address rapid developments in synthetic drug manufacturing.
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Police clarify kratom warning after Ole Miss student deaths: What they're saying

Police investigating the deaths of two Ole Miss students are calling on state lawmakers to ban synthetic opioid compounds, and to distinguish them from “traditional botanical kratom.”

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