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SPVM confirms 1 arrest so far
Montreal police raided a store selling illegal hallucinogenic mushrooms on Thursday afternoon — just over a week after police shut down the same store on its opening day last Tuesday.
Despite the arrest of four people last week, the shop, FunGuyz, reopened days later.
“For the moment, we are confirming one arrest,” said Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant, adding that two other raids took place on the island of Montreal, both at apartments, one of which is located in the same building as the shop.
The person who was arrested, a 26-year-old woman, was at the shop, but Brabant says he is expecting more arrests before the investigation is complete today.
FunGuyz advertises itself as a “medical dispensary” that sells magic mushrooms, a type of fungus that is considered a hallucinogen.
It is located on Ontario Street, just east of Papineau Avenue in the Ville-Marie borough.
People who have identified themselves as owners of FunGuyz stores have claimed to be campaigners for the legalization of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spvm-magic-mushrooms-raid-1.6912899
