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Two Russians involved in 'ayahuasca retreats' nabbed, psychedelics seized
The New Indian Express
|June 14, 2024
NARCOTICS Control Bureau's Chennai zonal unit on Thursday said it has arrested two Russians, a man and a woman aged over 40, from Tiruvannamalai for possession of psychedelic substances like N, N-Dimethyltryptamine, psilocybin and magic mushrooms.
NCB said the accused were involved in conducting 'ayahuasca retreat ceremonies' in Rishikesh, Manali and Tiruvannamalai. Such retreats are popular and use of such substances is even legal in countries like the US with celebrities vouching for its alleged benefits. NCB said the Russian duo was making preparations to conduct a similar 'ceremony' in Tiruvannamalai from June 15-17. "Potentially fatal substances like amanita muscaria, ayahuasca and kambo (frog poison) were used in these ceremonies. Possession and trafficking of DMT and psilocybin is a punishable offence under the NDPS Act," NCB said.
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