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BREAKING: Two vape store clerks near Ole Miss are facing federal drug charges as investigators trace purchases made by students before their deaths. Court documents say investigators linked Aidan Hamilton to purchases at Puffs Vape, Tobacco & Beer, including one the day before he was found dead. Robert Strang was linked to a separate store. During an undercover visit to Puffs Vape, a clerk allegedly pulled kratom pills from beneath the register and warned the buyer to "be quiet" and be careful because "people were dying from them." Authorities later seized more than 500 suspected kratom-related products from the store. The clerks are not accused in either student's death, and court documents do not establish that the product found near Hamilton came from Puffs Vape.