The Chatham-Kent Police Service executed a search warrant of an illicit cannabis store operating in the Blenheim area known as “Blenheim Carts”.

In a media release on February 8, police say they began an investigation into the business in January. The raid of the business on February 7 resulted in one arrest and the seizure of cannabis and cannabis products, psilocybin mushrooms, and LSD.

A Facebook page connected to the business displayed products like extracts and an array of edibles commonly found in the black market.

In total, police reported seizing:

– 1.5 kilogram of illicit cannabis;
– 500 grams of psilocybin;
– 51 hits of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD);
– Other cannabis products such as oils, resins, hash, etc;
– Packaging material and packaging products;
– Cellular telephone;
– Digital scales; and
– Canadian currency;

A 28-year-old Blenheim man has been charged with the following offences:

– Sell cannabis, s. 10(1)(a) of the Cannabis Act (3 COUNTS);
– Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, s. 10(2) of the Cannabis Act;
– Possession of a schedule III substance (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) for the purpose of trafficking, s. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; and,
– Possession of a schedule III substance (Psilocybin) for the purpose of trafficking, s. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act