Brugmansia is the plant used in Colombia and Datura is the plant supposedly consumed by Carlos Castenda in Mexico. The two are closely related members of the solanaceae family and both are known as Angel's Trumpet.
The Colombians may be misusing it but the reporters could probably have gone just about anywhere to locate a source of scopolamine. I know a couple guys who tried some wild Jimson weed they found around their camp site in Southern California back in the 70s.
Oh, ok. Wow.
Glad I never picked any of those flowers. (they are so beautiful) They shouldn’t have those things growing around public places. Children don’t know they’re dangerous.
I live near the beach here, and there have been more than a few tourists who have poisoned themselves by using oleander branches (oleander bushes are everywhere along the beaches)to spear hot dogs to roast.