Prosecutors have asked an Oklahoma court to deny a request to dismiss a federal lawsuit against a manufacturer of kratom, Botanic Tonics LLC, whose products were seized by U.S. authorities.
The facts alleged in the complaint meet pleading requirements under applicable federal rules, according to the government in a June 7 document filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
“Botanic Tonics provides no legal authority to find otherwise,” federal prosecutors wrote, “and its position that the United States was required to include detailed evidence in the complaint or otherwise erred by not anticipatorily addressing what appears to be Botanic Tonics’ defense to this action, does not withstand scrutiny.”
Seizure of kratom
FDA, with the help of U.S. Marshals, seized articles containing kratom manufactured by Botanic Tonics of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
