Kratom products valued at more than $3 million seized in Tulsa, federal officials say

Federal officials based in Tulsa announced the seizure of large amounts of kratom, an herbal ingredient marketed as a dietary supplement but deemed a danger by the FDA.

U.S. Marshals, acting with investigators from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, seized more than 250,000 products containing kratom and 1,000 kilograms of bulk kratom from an east Tulsa building, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tulsa.

The materials seized following the filing of a civil forfeiture complaint were valued at more than $3 million total, according to the statement.

The seizures were conducted at Botanic Tonics LLC, a business located in the 13100 block of East 61st Street in Tulsa, near its border with Broken Arrow, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

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