Russians caught selling magic mushrooms for 'stress relief'Listen to this articlePolice wih one of the Russian suspects and the many bags of magic mushrooms seized at a rented house in Muang Phuket on Monday. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)PHUKET – Police have busted a group of Russians selling hallucinogenic mushrooms as a form of stress relief therapy from a house in Muang district they had named the "Mushroom Temple". They had named the place “Mushroom Temple” and claimed to be experts in stress relief though consumption of magic mushrooms to gain spiritual benefits, he said. During the raid, police seized 140 bags containing about 10 kilogrammes of magic mushrooms and arrested two Russians, identified only as Rinat and Aleksandr. Magic mushrooms are classified as a Category 5 illicit drug under Thai law.

Source: Bangkok Post January 13, 2026 12:20 UTC