Ole Miss toxicology reports expected soon and results may trigger anti-fentanyl law, official says

OXFORD, Miss.— Toxicology reports in the suspicious deaths of two University of Mississippi students are expected to be completed as early as next week, according to the state's commissioner of public safety, and Oxford police have separately announced arrests in connection with a raid on a tobacco shop accused of trafficking narcotics.The victims have been identified as Robert Strang, a 20-year-old junior from Atlanta, and Aidan Hamilton, an 18-year-old freshman from Colorado.

Both families have asked for privacy and compassion as they mourn the losses of their sons.It remains unclear how the students died, but narcotics detectives are involved in investigations into both of their deaths.If the reports find fentanyl, there is a special Mississippi law that can be used to target whoever sold it, according to authorities."Under Parker’s Law, enacted in 2022, criminal charges may be pursued when an unlawful delivery of fentanyl results in a person’s death," Sean Tindell, the commissioner of Mississippi's Department of Public Safety, told Fox News Digital.

"If the investigation establishes those circumstances, law enforcement will work with prosecutors to pursue the appropriate charges and hold those responsible accountable."OLE MISS DEATHS, DRUGGINGS HAVE ‘PEOPLE SCARED TO LEAVE’ DORMS AS BARS, GREEK LIFE CLAMP DOWN: STUDENTSAidan Hamilton, an 18-year-old University of Mississippi freshman, appears in these images that his mother posted to Facebook.He is one of two Ole Miss students who died under suspicious circumstances this week.

(Facebook/ Kathie Mac Donald Hamilton)Separately, Oxford police have announced the arrests of two men in a narcotics investigation connected to a local tobacco shop.It's not immediately clear whether the raid has any connection to the student deaths.The suspects were linked to an Oxford retail business where police allegedly found stockpiles of drugs including THC products and kratom, which is legal in many parts of the count...