A search warrant was served Thursday morning on a retailer in the Northwest District Neighborhood that was selling suspected psilocybin products.
On Thursday, December 8, 2022 at about 1:00a.m., the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit, Central Precinct patrol, and the Multnomah County District Attorney's office served a search warrant at the "Shroom House" at 1541 West Burnside Street. Four arrests were made. Investigators seized over $13,000 in cash and 22 pounds of suspected psilocybin products.
Steven T. Tachie, Jr, 32, and Jeramiahs F. Geronimo, 32, were booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of ORS 475.904 Unlawful Delivery of Controlled Substance within 1,000 feet of school (10 counts each), a Class A Felony, and ORS 164.170 Laundering a monetary instrument (10 counts each), a Class B Felony. Victor B. Fabela, 25, and Ivan Mametyev, 38, were issued criminal citations for ORS 475.752 Delivery of Psilocybin (1 count each), Class A Felony.
If anyone has information about this case, please e-mail crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov attention: NOC and reference case number 22-324763.
Source: Portland Police Bureau