Did Jeffrey Epstein grow a ‘Zombie drug’ in his garden? Emails hint plans to 'eliminate free will'

An email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and his close confident has revealed another dark reality of the late convicted child sex offender's operations. He seems to have asked the friend nam about his "trumpet plants at nursery", potentially referring to the highly poisonous "Angel's Trumpet" toxin, known to put users in a dissociative state.

On March 3, 2014, Epstein mailed an individual named Ann Rodriguez, telling them to "Ask chris about my trumpet plants at nursery [SIC]?" As per the documents, Epstein also received an article detailing the effects of scopolamine and the plant it comes from, indicating that he may have been aware of all its properties. An email dated January 27, 2015 forwarded by a person named Antoine Verglas to the disgraced financier shows the subject line: "Scopolamine: Powerful drug growing in the forests of Colombia that ELIMINATES free will." In the article shared in the email, it was stated that scopolamine makes people "highly suggestible." "You can guide them wherever you want. It's like they're a child."


A third email dated February 7, 2022 revealed a conversation between a person named Guillermo Farinas and Juan Antonio Gonzalez, with someone named Joseph Manzaro. In what is declared as a "victim impact statement," Manzaro recounts an incident from December 2014 when he was drugged with scopolamine.


Trumpet plant is a common name for these woody shrubs or small trees that have trumpet-shaped hanging flowers. Highly fragrant, these plants are known to be extremely toxic and produce a drug called scopolamine, famous for its disturbing effects. As per Science Direct, the substance is known to impair memory and decision-making and severe amounts of it can also lead to paralysis and death. “In cases of overdose, result in toxic symptoms such as dry mucous membranes, tachycardia, confusion, and hallucinations,” the outlet stated. It's side-effects have led to it being dubbed as causing users to enter a zombie-like state.

In pharmacology, the drug, also known as devil's breath, is notably used to treat symptoms of sickness and nausea. However, one of the most worrying and alarming facts about it is that scopolamine reportedly does no show up in toxicology reports.

In nations like Colombia, where the South American drug is known as burundanga, it is used with sinister intent, warned UK Addiction Treatment Centres. Many reports claim users have been coerced into performing depraved acts after being spiked with the drug. In South America, it is often used as a date rape drug as well.

Epstein died in his New York jail cell in 2019, awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. Due to the involvement of several elite names in his operations, lawmakers forced American President Donald Trump's Department of Justice to release the Epstein Files in 2025. Since, about 3.5 million files have been released revealing names of the who's and who's of the American high society including politicians, Hollywood stars, businessmen and more.