Officials in New Brunswick have confirmed they once again seized products from an unlicensed store selling unregulated cannabis, vapes, tobacco, and psilocybin products.
On August 15, peace officers from New Brunswick’s Department of Justice and Public Safety, with assistance from RCMP, again executed a search warrant at the L’Nuk Trading Post at 575 Main St., Moncton and at 767 Coverdale Rd., Riverview.
The Riverview store was raided on August 2, arresting two and seizing products. The store later posted on social media that enforcement officers had executed a raid on the Moncton location on August 15. This new report confirms those subsequent raids.
Both stores have since reopened. The Moncton store also faced enforcement action in August 2023, when officers seized 7,719.5 grams of dried cannabis, 690.4 grams of hashish, 171.3 grams of psilocybin (magic mushrooms), 246 grams of cannabis shatter, an undisclosed quantity of assorted cannabis products, edibles, contraband cigarettes, and $10,432 in cash.
The store quickly reopened following that raid. The social media accounts describe the business as Indigenous-owned and indicate they “don’t sell products, we share our tradition.”
On August 27, a post on the company’s social media page noted that they were hiring a new store manager.
In the most recent raids on August 15, a 49-year-old male and a 23-year-old female employee were arrested and released on an undertaking. They face charges under the Cannabis Control Act, the Tobacco Tax Act, and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The investigation is ongoing.
Items seized include:
- $45,878 in cash
- 5.5 kilograms of cannabis bud
- 1.5 kilograms of hashish
- 1,811 cannabis joints
- 470 packs of live resin and shatter
- 1,368 edible cannabis products
- 436 THC vape products
- 150 THC oil products
- 87 THC products
- seven psilocybin products (mushrooms)
- 36,020 contraband cigarettes
- 101 flavoured cigars
- 122 flavoured vape products
- 31 flavoured nicotine pouches
At the Riverview location, two employees were arrested: a 21-year-old woman and a 31-year-old woman. Both were released on an undertaking and are scheduled to appear in court on November 4. They face charges under the Cannabis Act and the Tobacco Tax Act.
Seized items include:
- 23.3 kilograms of dry cannabis
- 3,397 cannabis joints
- 73,400 unstamped cigarettes
- $5,111.60 in cash
- 99 cannabis vapes
- 176 cannabis edibles
- 375 cannabis byproducts
- 15 flavoured nicotine pouches
- 155 flavoured cigars
- 187.6 grams of hashish
New rules in New Brunswick, passed earlier this year mean that landlords can face fines of up to $5,000 a day for failing to prohibit the sale of illegal cannabis using their property.
