Illegal mushroom dispensary in Cambridge shut down by police, Kitchener man arrested

Regional police have shut down an illegal magic mushroom dispensary in Cambridge.

Police executed a search warrant at a business on King Street E. on Tuesday/ Officers seized large quantities of suspect psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and various forms and Canadian currency.

Police arrested a a 20-year-old Kitchener man. He was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Police said in a release that they want to remind the public that psilocybin is classified as a schedule three drug and selling it is classified as a criminal offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act.

Police say businesses selling psilocybin are operating illegally and the substances is not regulated or does not have any quality control.