‘York Regional Police weapons, gangs and drug enforcement unit investigators have made a big affect within the combat towards unlawful magic mushroom shops working inside our group,’ police mentioned
Two folks face drug-related charges and $63,500 price of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) had been seized from an unlawful retail retailer in Richmond Hill.
Complaints from the group prompted York Regional Police to start an investigation final March into the FunGuyz Magic Mushrooms retailer at Yonge and Centre road, a information launch mentioned.
The manufacturing, sale and possession of magic mushrooms and DMT, additionally a psychedelic drug, are unlawful in Canada. There are not any authorized shops in Ontario permitted to promote these managed substances, police mentioned.
In April, three separate search warrants had been executed, a number of charges laid and managed substances seized, police mentioned.
“York Regional Police weapons, gangs and drug enforcement unit investigators have made a big affect within the combat towards unlawful magic mushroom shops working inside our group,” police mentioned.
Shaniece Peters, 26, of Toronto and Michal Goldenberg, 23, of Vaughan are charged with trafficking in a managed substance and possession for the needs of trafficking, police mentioned.
Seized gadgets:
• 2,406 grams of magic mushrooms
• 4,900 magic mushroom capsules
• 379 magic mushroom edibles
• 20 DMT vapes
• 2,620 magic mushroom capsules
• $4,960 in Canadian forex
York Regional Police is reminding the group that the sale (trafficking) of magic mushrooms and DMT is a felony offence; possession of those substances is unlawful and anybody who has bought substances from this enterprise can face felony charges. As nicely, magic mushrooms and DMT offered from this enterprise aren’t topic to authorities high quality management measures.
Anybody with info is requested to contact the York Regional Police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7817, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or go away an nameless tip on-line.