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$12,000 worth of magic mushrooms seized from Chatham, Ont. business: police

By Kelly Wang 980 CFPL

Posted May 11, 2024 2:55 pm

1 min read

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Police in Chatham-Kent, Ont., say more than $12,000 worth of magic mushrooms were seized from a business.

Police say a shop on King Street West was searched on Wednesday and Friday.

In total, 207 packages of psilocybin were seized.

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Officials say the seized drugs will “undergo analysis as the investigation progresses.”

Police state the possession, sale and production of magic mushrooms, psilocybin and psilocin are illegal.

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