Magic Mushroom Arrests
Source: OPP
Date: Sat May 4 05:17:13 MST 2024
On May 2, 2024, members of the Direct Action Response Team (DART) completed search warrants at businesses in the areas of King Street East in Cambridge and Victoria Street South and Park Street in Kitchener.
Investigators seized a large quantity of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) in various forms and Canadian currency.
A 19-year-old and a 32-year-old from Cambridge, were arrested and charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Fail to Comply with Undertaking.
One of the accused parties was held for bail.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service wishes to emphasize to the public that the sale (trafficking) of psilocybin is a criminal offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), as psilocybin is categorized as a Schedule III controlled substance. Businesses engaged in selling these products are operating unlawfully, and the substances they offer are neither regulated nor subject to quality control measures.
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