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Teen Arrested for Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Deal
Teen Arrested for Hallucinogenic Mushrooms trafficking
Thursday, 22 August 2013 - 08:21

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Teen Arrested for Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Deal

A British teenager residing in Heraklion, Crete was detained for trafficking hallucinogenic mushrooms through an organized operation by prosecution officials. Fruit bodies of a hallucinogenic mushroom Psilocybe semilanceata
Photo by Alan Rockefeller/Wikimedia Commons The police learned about the 17-year-old unlawful deals and he was put under close watch. But when he was about to claim a package from the Netherlands on August 20, authorities got involved right away. The parcel was inspected and an illegal substance was found, specifically 5,400 ml of substance used to grow a hallucinogenic called “magic” mushrooms. The teen and his mother were arrested. Authorities believe that there are probably more people connected to trading of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

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