LEE COUNTY, Miss. — Lee County and North Mississippi Narcotics agents arrested two people Thursday following anonymous tips about the sale and possession of kratom products at two Lee County businesses, according to Sheriff Jim H. Johnson.
Agents received information concerning two separate businesses allegedly selling kratom products: Brown’s Grocery, located on Highway 371 near Mooreville, and County Line Store — also known as “The Yellow Store” — located on Highway 348 near Guntown.
The possession and sale of kratom products are prohibited under a Lee County ordinance.
The arrests
Michael D. Brown, 54, of Brown’s Grocery, was arrested and charged with:
Possession of Kratom, in violation of a Lee County ordinance; and
Possession of an alcoholic beverage on a beer permit, in violation of Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control regulations.
Eyad Fathi Ibrahim, 60, of County Line Store, was arrested and charged with Possession of Kratom, in violation of a Lee County ordinance.
All charges are misdemeanors and will be prosecuted through the Lee County Justice Court.
The arrests come the same week Oxford police warned the public about synthetic kratom products after a suspected overdose early Thursday morning. Read more about that warning here.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
