With two arrests and $63,500 worth of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) seized, York Regional Police Guns, Gangs and Drug Enforcement Unit (GGDEU) investigators have made a significant impact in the fight against illegal magic mushroom stores operating within our community.

In March 2024, the GGDEU commenced an investigation into the FunGuyz Magic Mushrooms store in the area of Yonge Street and Centre Street after complaints from the community. The production, sale and possession of magic mushrooms and DMT, also a psychedelic drug, are illegal in Canada. There are no legal stores in Ontario permitted to sell these controlled substances.

In April 2024, three separate Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrants were executed, multiple charges laid and $63,500 worth of controlled substances seized.

Charged:Shaniece PETERS, 26, of TorontoMichal GOLDENBERG, 23, of VaughanCharges:Trafficking in a Controlled SubstancePossession for the Purposes of Trafficking Seized items:2,406 grams of magic mushrooms4,900 magic mushroom capsules379 magic mushroom edibles20 DMT vapes2,620 magic mushroom pills$4,960 in Canadian currency
York Regional Police is reminding the community of the following:

The sale (trafficking) of magic mushrooms and DMT is a criminal offence under the CDSA
Possession of these substances is also illegal. Any members from the community that purchased these substances from this business can face criminal charges
The businesses engaged in selling these products are illegal
Magic mushrooms and DMT sold to the community from this business are not subject to any government quality control measures

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