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Toxicology reports reveal same controlled substances in 2 Ole Miss students found dead: court docs

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  1. Contradicted Bank records show that Strang and Hamilton both made purchases at Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store on the same date.

    AI The results say Strang's bank records show purchases from Express Mart (Sept. 9 and 11) and from a different store outside the county, not from Puffs. Only Hamilton's bank records are tied to Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store, so the claim that both men bought there on the same date is incompatible with the results.

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  1. Confirmed Federal court documents state that Ole Miss students Aidan Hamilton (18) and Robert Strang (20) had Mitrogynine, MGM-15 and MGPI present in their bloodstreams.

    AI Multiple results state that a toxicology report cited in federal court records found mitragynine, MGM-15 and MGPI in Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang. The results say "systems" or "present" rather than "bloodstreams," and the snippets do not mention the ages (18 and 20), which are minor details. The reports largely repeat the same WMC coverage of the federal filing and court hearing.

  2. Confirmed Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died on Sept. 21 in Oxford, Mississippi.

    AI Several results state that Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died on Monday, Sept. 21, and that they were found dead in Oxford. The results do not specify the exact place of death within Oxford, and some of the coverage appears to draw on the same court reporting.

  3. Confirmed Investigators determined that Hamilton and Strang had Smax-Mango Breeze pills in their possession at the time of their deaths.

    AI Fox 8 reports that investigators found "Smax Mango Breeze" pills in both students' rooms after their deaths, which supports the claim. Court-based reports (Fox 10, ActionNews5) also say the toxicology showed substances featured in those pills, though they do not explicitly say the pills were in the victims' possession at death. Fox 13 names the product "Smax Pseudo DHM" instead, a minor naming difference that does not contradict the core claim.

  4. Confirmed Law enforcement arrested Yahya Mohamed Mosleh (51) and his son Islam Mohamed Mosleh (18) on charges connected to a narcotics investigation involving Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store in Oxford.

    AI Multiple results report that Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and his son Islam, 18, of Oxford were arrested and charged with possession of Schedule I controlled substances with intent to distribute, tied to an investigation at Puff's Vape, Tobacco & Beer in Oxford. The results give the son's name inconsistently ("Islam Mohamed" in some, "Islam Yahya Mosleh" in the Oxford Eagle), which is a minor naming variation and does not contradict the core of the claim.

  5. Confirmed Lafayette County Metro Narcotics said in a September statement that packaging associated with kratom-related products was discovered at both locations.

    AI Two results support the core claim: The Dragon's Mouth-style report (thedmonline.com) says the LCMN unit's Sept. 22 statement reported packaged kratom found at both investigation sites, and the Oxford Eagle reports a September 30 LCMN statement saying investigators discovered packaging. The wording differs slightly ('packaged kratom' vs 'packaging'), and the Oxford Eagle snippet is truncated before it mentions both locations, but both describe the same September statement and finding.

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  1. Unverified Agents made a controlled purchase from Yahya Mosleh, and lab testing determined the products contained Schedule 1 controlled substances MGM-15 and MGPI.

    AI The results confirm that MGM-15 and MGPI are Schedule I substances and were found in toxicology reports for the Ole Miss students, but none mention Yahya Mosleh or a controlled purchase by agents. The core claim about who made the purchase and how the products were tested is therefore not addressed.

  2. Unverified Court documents state there is probable cause to believe the drugs caused two overdose deaths in Oxford, Mississippi.

    AI The results confirm that a judge found probable cause to proceed with federal drug charges against Yahya and Islam Mosleh, and that the students died after reported overdoses. None of them, however, states that court documents found probable cause that the drugs caused the two deaths, which is the core of the claim. Nothing contradicts it, so the claim cannot be verified from these results.

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