2 arrested after cannabis, magic mushrooms seized from Peterborough home: police

Two people face drug-related charges following a search of a home in Peterborough on Friday night.

According to the Peterborough Police Service, officers executed a search warrant as part of an investigation at a home in the area of Clonsilla Avenue and Hospital Drive, where they located a “large” quantity of marijuana, marijuana edibles, magic mushroom edibles, along with more than $5,000 in cash.

Robert Pogue, 24, and Autumn O’Halloran, 20, both of Peterborough, were arrested and each charged with possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, possession of a Schedule III substance (psilocybin) for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

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Both were released and are scheduled to make court appearances in Peterborough on April 8, police said Monday.

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