Spanish authorities dismantle cult that used drugs and animal sacrifice in its rituals
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Spanish police arrested five people running a group that charged hefty sums for rituals involving animal sacrifice and illicit drugs. The cult leader was jailed after followers required psychiatric treatment.
Spanish National Police dismantled a group in the Canary Islands that used Santería rituals to exert psychological control over followers, charging large sums of money for ceremonies involving animal sacrifice and consumption of dangerous substances, authorities said Tuesday.
Four people in Tenerife and one in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria were arrested on charges of illicit association, animal abuse, fraud, injuries, crimes against public health and false documentation, police said in a statement.
Group leaders targeted vulnerable people and manipulated them through deception and instilling fears, including supposed spiritual threats, according to the investigation.
Members paid large sums for rituals that promised personal benefits, spiritual protection, or cures for illnesses.
During ceremonies, participants sacrificed domestic animals and consumed substances dangerous to health, including jimsonweed, poppers, cocaine and other hallucinogens, police said. Authorities stressed that the use of these substances posed a serious risk to participants.
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