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Federal prosecutors have charged store clerk and son with selling kratom linked to Ole Miss death

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Federal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student. Authorities confirmed a connection between the substance found at the scene and the defendants.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student, prosecutors announced Friday. The U.S. attorney’s office in Mississippi said authorities established a link between the kratom derivative found at the scene of the...

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