Two arrested after Ole Miss students die from kratom overdose

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Oct, 17:31 · Archive

Two smoke shop employees have been charged after two University of Mississippi students died from suspected kratom overdoses.

Two University of Mississippi students, Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, were found dead on 21 September after police received separate reports that they were unresponsive and possibly overdosing. Federal authorities have since charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced on Friday.

Kratom is a herbal substance that acts as a stimulant at low doses and as a sedative at high doses. During their investigation into the deaths, police found more than 500 kratom packages and a drug taskforce in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom products.

How it is being reported

• Shop clerk and son charged with selling illegal kratom after two Ole Miss students die from suspected overdosesGuardian World · 3 Oct, 17:17
• Deaths at Ole Miss leads to arrests of two smoke shop employees as cops find more than 500 Kratom packagesDaily Mail · 2 Oct, 05:19

In this story: Aidan Hamilton · Robert Strang · Ole Miss · University of Mississippi · Mississippi

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