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Mississippi official reveals if vape shop arrests are tied to Ole Miss deaths
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Key Points:
- Three individuals, including Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and Islam Mohamed, were arrested in connection to a vape and tobacco store near the University of Mississippi but are not believed to be linked to the deaths of Ole Miss students Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang.
- Amer Alowdi, owner of Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store, was indicted in 2022 for trafficking illegal synthetic cannabinoids and fled the country before prosecution; he had prior narcotics investigations and connections to multiple stores.
- Police found 500 units of illegal synthetic cannabinoids during a bust, leading to arrests of Mosleh and Mohamed; all three men involved are naturalized U.S. citizens originally from Yemen.
- Autopsies on the two deceased students are complete, with toxicology reports forthcoming, and authorities plan increased enforcement against unlawful product sales in Oxford.
- Alowdi faces potential penalties of up to 40 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted, after a motion to dismiss his charges was denied in 2024.
