Danish and Peruvian citizens held for 30 days following drug "retreat" in Hunedoara
Two foreign nationals remain in pre-trial detention after Alba Iulia Court of Appeal rejected their appeals. High-risk substances, including Ayahuasca and mescaline, were found at the guesthouse in Boșorod.
Pre-trial detention confirmed for organisers of "spiritual ceremony" with drugs in Boșorod
Google News RO — Crime (ro) reports that a Danish citizen and a Peruvian national remain in pre-trial detention after the Alba Iulia Court of Appeal rejected their appeals on Wednesday against the decision of Hunedoara Tribunal. The ruling is final.
The two are being investigated in a high-risk drug trafficking case. According to investigators, they allegedly brought into Romania substances intended for consumption during "spiritual ceremonies" organised at a guesthouse in Boșorod, Hunedoara county.
The event, promoted on social media under the name "Amazon Weekend", was presented as an experience of "reconnection with oneself". Participants were selected following interviews conducted that summer, with access conditional on a recommendation. The price charged ranged between 590 and 650 euros per person, a sum which included accommodation, meals and participation in rituals.
According to DIICOT, on 27 August the two foreign nationals allegedly brought the drugs into the country which were to be used during the rituals. The event was to be attended by people presenting themselves as shamans from Peru.
"The investigation showed that during the 'rituals' high-risk drugs were to be distributed and consumed, provided by 'shamans', in the form of Ayahuasca, which contains DMT — a high-risk drug — and 'San Pedro' — the popular name for a cactus of the species Echinopsis pachanoi, which contains mescaline, a psychedelic substance representing a high-risk drug. At the spiritual ceremony called 'Amazon Weekend', shamans and other people who wanted 'reconnection with oneself' had announced their attendance", prosecutors stated.
On Friday, police and prosecutors specialising in combating drug trafficking conducted searches at the guesthouse where the event was to take place. Investigators discovered over 6.6 litres of liquid substance containing mescaline, containers with hallucinogenic mushrooms containing psilocin and psilocybin, as well as other liquid and plant substances undergoing examination.
At the scene, precision scales and devices which investigators claim were intended for consumption through snorting and inhalation were also found.
"At the moment the investigators entered the guesthouse, 'teas' containing high-risk drugs were already prepared for consumption in its kitchen. Additionally, in the room designated for rituals, 11 mattresses were found, containers for vomiting following consumption of teas containing high-risk drugs, candles and various decorative objects", prosecutors specified.
On Sunday, Hunedoara Tribunal ordered the pre-trial detention for 30 days of the Danish and Peruvian nationals. In the case of the Romanian woman involved in organising the event, the court ordered the measure of judicial control. The two foreigners contested the decision, but Alba Iulia Court of Appeal rejected their appeals, with the ruling remaining final.
Source: Google News RO — Crime (ro)