York Region police seize $3.5M in psychedelics from illegal magic mushroom store FunGuyz

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 17, 2025 10:34 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

York constabulary accidental they person charged 15 radical and seized much than $3.5 cardinal successful psychedelics from FunGuyz, a concatenation of amerciable magic mushroom stores.

Police began investigating a FunGuyz store successful Vaughan adjacent Yonge and Centre streets successful March 2024 aft receiving complaints from the community, according to a quality merchandise Thursday. 

Investigators targeted FunGuyz stores crossed Ontario, yet laying 78 charges against 15 radical who they accidental were progressive successful the accumulation and organisation of amerciable substances. 

Police executed 29 hunt warrants and seized much than $450,000 successful cash, arsenic good arsenic "a spot worthy implicit $1 million," the merchandise said. 

They seized 181 kg of dried magic mushrooms, besides known arsenic psilocybin, 137 kg of edible psilocybin, and astir 170,000 psilocybin capsules. 

Officers besides seized 179 grams of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and 54 grams of amerciable cannabis. 

The merchantability and possession of magic mushrooms and DMT is amerciable nether the national Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. 

Chain announced each stores volition adjacent past year

Police person issued an apprehension warrant for a 38-year-old antheral from Toronto who they judge is successful the United Kingdom. They besides issued a warrant for a 32-year-old antheral from London, Ont., who is believed to beryllium successful Egypt. 

Of the 13 different radical who person been charged, 2 are from Whitchurch-Stouffville, 3 are from Hamilton and 2 are from Toronto. 

The different accused are from Newmarket, Mississauga, London, Grimsby, Puslinch and Gatineau, QB. 

FunGuyz, a concatenation with the bulk of its 30 locations successful Ontario, announced successful November it volition adjacent them all, citing ongoing constabulary raids connected stores. 

The stores had been raided implicit 120 times, spokesperson Chris Stewart told CBC News successful November.