The "Yoga" Group In Argentina That Is Accused Of Being A Front For A Human Trafficking Operation (10/23/25)

For over three decades, EYBA purportedly operated under the guise of a New-Age yoga and self-help centre, headquartered in Buenos Aires’ Villa Crespo neighbourhood. According to investigations by Argentine authorities and media outlets, the organisation recruited vulnerable individuals through promises of spiritual growth, drug rehabilitation or elite lifestyle access, then allegedly pressured them into sexual and financial exploitation. Women were reportedly placed into an internal hierarchy known as “Geishado VIP,” tasked with entertaining wealthy and powerful men domestically and abroad as part of a network of black-mail, prostitution and money-laundering. Authorities say the group sent members to the U.S. and Uruguay for such encounters, maintained a multi-million-dollar real‐estate and corporate structure for revenue, and used pseudo-medical “sleep cures” as a method of control. In August 2022, in one of Argentina’s largest such operations in recent memory, federal investigators carried out about 50 simultaneous raids on residences, business fronts and EYBA facilities, arresting 19 people and seizing assets including real estate, vehicles, and hard-currency. The organisation’s founder, Juan Percowicz, along with other senior actors, was placed under investigation for crimes including human trafficking, sexual exploitation, association with organised crime and money laundering. Some legal filings estimate the organisation’s operations and assets at USD 50 million. EYBA vehemently denies the charges, calling them part of an “anti-cult” campaign; the case remains unsettled in the courts. to contact me: [email protected]