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U.S. Prosecutors Charge Vape Clerks in Synthetic Kratom Case

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. prosecutors charged vape clerks Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and Islam Mohamed Mosleh with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
The clerks worked at Puffs Vape in Oxford, Mississippi.
Purchases were traced to Ole Miss students Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, who died.
Both students were found with “Smax, Pseudo-DHM” synthetic kratom tablets.
The DEA affidavit says investigators seized over 500 suspected kratom products.

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Story summary

U.S. prosecutors charged vape clerks Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and Islam Mohamed Mosleh with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
The clerks worked at Puffs Vape in Oxford, Mississippi.
Purchases were traced to Ole Miss students Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, who died.
Both students were found with “Smax, Pseudo-DHM” synthetic kratom tablets.
The DEA affidavit says investigators seized over 500 suspected kratom products.