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MORE THAN $63,000 IN MAGIC MUSHROOMS AND DMT SEIZED FROM ILLEGAL STORE IN RICHMOND HILL

Posted on Thursday May 02, 2024

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 Toronto
  • Michal GOLDENBERG, 23, of Vaughan

Charges:

  • Trafficking in a Controlled Substance
  • Possession for the Purposes of Trafficking

Seized items:

  • 2,406 grams of magic mushrooms
  • 4,900 magic mushroom capsules
  • 379 magic mushroom edibles
  • 20 DMT vapes
  • 2,620 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

Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police GGDEU at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7817, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222TIPS.com.

Visit our Community Safety Data Portal for complete stats and crime data within York Region. Crime prevention is our shared responsibility. Learn more about Operation Streetview.

Prepared by: Constable Kevin Nebrija
                    24-104063
                    May 02, 2024