Magic mushrooms and cocaine netted in Orangeville raid

A bag of psilocybin mushrooms at a cannabis marketplace on Friday, May 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

In early spring, the Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began a drug trafficking investigation in Orangeville after numerous public complaints.

On April 9, members of the Dufferin and Collingwood OPP Community Street Crime Units (CSCUs) executed a search warrant and arrested a 38-year-old man from Orangeville with possession, trafficking and unauthorized weapon charges.

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A 41-year-old man from Grand Valley was charged with possession of cocaine.

During the raid, police recovered the following items including:

• 16 grams cocaine
• 14 grams psilocybin
• Canadian currency
• metal homemade nun chuck
• brass knuckles
• 3 blade punching device

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Dufferin OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-822-8477 (TIPS).