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Two foreign nationals remain in custody after high-risk drug ceremony in Hunedoara
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Two foreign nationals remain in custody after high-risk drug ceremony in Hunedoara

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources In the courts
  • The Alba Iulia Court of Appeal rejected appeals by a Danish and a Peruvian national accused of organizing a retreat at a guesthouse in Hunedoara County.
  • Prosecutors allege the men brought high-risk drugs into Romania for spiritual ceremonies promoted as a way for participants to reconnect with themselves.
  • Investigators found mescaline-containing liquid, hallucinogenic mushrooms and equipment prepared for drug consumption during a search of the guesthouse.

A Danish man and a Peruvian man accused of organizing a so-called spiritual retreat in Hunedoara County will remain in pretrial detention after a final court decision.

The Alba Iulia Court of Appeal rejected their challenges to the detention order issued by the Hunedoara Tribunal. The two men are being investigated in a high-risk drug trafficking case alongside a Romanian woman.

reconnect with themselves

โ€” Event promotionThe retreat was advertised online as an experience intended to help participants reconnect with themselves.

Prosecutors say the retreat took place at a guesthouse in Boศ™orod and was promoted on social media as an experience designed to help participants โ€œreconnect with themselves.โ€ Attendees were reportedly selected through interviews and could join only by recommendation. Participation cost between 590 and 650 euros, including accommodation, meals and access to the ceremonies.

Investigations showed that during the โ€œrituals,โ€ high-risk drugs supplied by the โ€œshamansโ€ were to be distributed and consumed in the form of Ayahuasca, which contains DMT, a high-risk drug, and โ€œSan Pedro,โ€ the popular name for a cactus of the Echinopsis pachanoi species, which contains mescaline, a psychedelic substance classified as a high-risk drug.

โ€” DIICOT prosecutorsProsecutors described the substances they say were intended for use during the ceremonies.

The event, called โ€œAmazon Weekend,โ€ was supposed to feature people presenting themselves as shamans from Peru. DIICOT investigators allege that the two foreign nationals brought drugs into Romania on Aug. 27 for use during the rituals. Prosecutors said the substances included Ayahuasca containing DMT and San Pedro cactus containing mescaline, both classified as high-risk drugs.

Police and organized-crime prosecutors searched the guesthouse on Friday. They found more than 6.6 liters of liquid containing mescaline, containers with hallucinogenic mushrooms containing psilocin and psilocybin, and other liquid and plant substances awaiting examination. Precision scales and devices allegedly intended for snorting and inhalation were also discovered. Some substances had already been prepared for consumption when investigators entered the premises.

At the time investigators entered the guesthouse, the kitchen already contained โ€œteasโ€ prepared for consumption that contained high-risk drugs.

โ€” DIICOT prosecutorsThe statement described evidence found during the search.
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Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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