Toxicology reports reveal same controlled substances in 2 Ole Miss students found dead: court docs
Court documents say two University of Mississippi students found dead in Oxford had the same three substances in their blood, and investigators believe the drugs may have caused their deaths. The findings link the deaths to a federal narcotics investigation into products sold at a local shop.
Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, died on 21 September; their full toxicology reports have not yet been released publicly. Investigators say both had mitragynine, MGM-15 and MGPI, substances found in Smax Mango Breeze pills reportedly found at both scenes. Court documents say the students bought products at Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store, where searches found matching packaging priced at $39.99. Shop owner Yahya Mohamed Mosleh remains in custody pending trial, while his son Islam was granted release on a $20,000 unsecured bond with conditions.
- Two students had the same three substances in their blood.
- Investigators link the substances to pills found at both scenes.
- The shop owner is held pending trial; his son was granted bond.
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Two University of Mississippi students, Aidan Hamilton (18) and Robert Strang (20), died on 21 September in Oxford. Toxicology tests found the same three controlled substances in both of their bodies, and investigators believe these drugs caused their deaths.
The students had purchased pills called Smax Mango Breeze from a local shop, Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store. The same three substances were found during a search of the shop. The shop owner, Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, is in custody pending trial as part of a federal narcotics investigation.
The case involves products sold in ordinary shops that contain potentially dangerous substances. Federal authorities are investigating how such products are distributed to consumers and where they originate.