Apparent owner of Shroom House, 3 others arrested after allegedly selling psilocybin

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The Portland Police Bureau on Thursday confirmed to KOIN 6 that Shroom House was served a search warrant and arrested the apparent owner of the store.

This comes days after KOIN 6 News broke the news that the business was illegally selling psilocybin, or magic mushrooms.

Photos shared by KOIN 6 viewers show several Portland police vehicles parked outside of the building.

Steven Tachie Jr., who the Oregon Secretary of State lists as the owner of Shroom House, was booked into Multnomah County Jail Thursday morning. He is facing 10 felony counts of laundering of monetary instruments and 10 felony counts of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance.

PPB said three more arrests were made, including Jeramiahs Geronimo who is facing the same charges as Tachie. Additionally, Victor Fabela and Ivan Mametyev were issued felony citations for the delivery of psilocybin.

Further, officials confirmed over $13,000 in cash and suspected psilocybin products were collected as evidence. Video obtained by KOIN 6 shows law enforcement officials reviewing and collecting evidence inside the store.

The shop typically opens at 10 a.m. but the door remained gated and locked following the earlier raid. The store also appears to be empty of products that are typically on display.

The sale of psilocybin mushrooms is illegal in Oregon. Voters only passed the use of psilocybin overseen by a licensed therapeutic professional. The state doesn’t start accepting applications until next year.

Despite the Oregon Health Authority and police saying this is not legal, people were still seen lining up outside the store last week.

Anyone with information is urged to e-mail crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov, attention: NOC and reference case number 22-324763.