Overview

• Guardia Civil raided two rural villas near Pedreguer, arresting two men and a woman suspected of leading the operation and placing five guides under investigation
• Officers confiscated 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cacti, several bottles of Kambo secretions and 945 Ritalin tablets, with all samples sent for laboratory analysis
• Investigators say the retreats charged about €1,000 for three- or five-day packages and generated hundreds of thousands of euros in largely undeclared cash through multiple bank accounts
• Prosecutors have opened formal cases for drug trafficking, money laundering and criminal association as the financial probe extends to international accounts
• The Guardia Civil warned that homemade, unhygienic preparation of powerful natural hallucinogens posed unpredictable and potentially harmful health risks