Two individuals have been arrested after over $63,000 value of magic mushrooms and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) have been seized from an unlawful store in Richmond Hill.
York Regional Police launched an investigation into the “FunGuyz Magic Mushrooms” retailer on Yonge Avenue and Centre Avenue in March 2024, following neighborhood members’ complaints.
Two individuals have been arrested and recognized as 26-year-old Shaniece Peters of Toronto and 23-year-old Michal Goldenberg of Vaughan. Each have been charged with trafficking a managed substance and possession for the aim of trafficking.
York Regional Police launched an investigation into the “FunGuyz Magic Mushrooms” retailer on Yonge Avenue and Centre Avenue in March 2024, following neighborhood members’ complaints. Photograph: YRP.
Authorities seized simply over 2,400 grams of magic mushrooms, slightly below 5,000 magic mushroom capsules, over 350 magic mushroom edibles, 20 DMT vapes, over 2,600 magic mushroom capsules and slightly below $5,000 in Canadian forex.
The manufacturing, sale and possession of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) and DMT, additionally a psychedelic drug, are unlawful in Canada. A York Regional Police spokesperson mentioned shops in Ontario are prohibited from promoting these managed substances.
“Magic mushrooms and DMT sold to the community from this business are not subject to any government quality control measures,” a police spokesperson wrote in a information launch.
The investigation is ongoing.
The results of psilocybin can range broadly relying on components akin to dosage, an individual’s mindset and their setting whereas on the medicine.
Widespread results embrace altered notion of time, sensory enhancement, synesthesia (mixing of sensory experiences), ego dissolution (lack of the sense of self), and profound mystical or non secular experiences.
