Ole Miss students had same controlled substances in systems before deaths

Key Points:

• Toxicology reports reveal that two University of Mississippi students, Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang, had Mitrogynine and Schedule 1 substances MGM-15 and MGPI in their blood at the time of their deaths, linked to Smax-Mango Breeze pills found in their possession.
• Investigators found packaging for Smax Mango Breeze MGM-15 at both students' locations and traced purchases of the substance to Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store in Oxford, leading to federal drug charges against store clerks Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and his son Islam Mohamed Mosleh.
• Law enforcement conducted a controlled purchase from Yahya Mosleh, who sold a banned product hidden in a locked container, and a subsequent search of the store uncovered identical products containing Schedule 1 substances, believed to have caused the two overdose deaths.
• Yahya Mosleh remains in custody as a flight risk, while Islam Mosleh was released on bond with monitoring conditions; the store owner, indicted years ago, is believed to be operating the business remotely from Egypt.
• Court documents indicate Yahya Mosleh warned a confidential informant about fatalities linked to the product and attempted to conceal sales, underscoring concerns about the dangerous synthetic substances sold at the vape shop.