Police from Niagara and Hamilton teamed up with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for a million-dollar drug bust. The investigation began in 2024 and focused on an illegal online cannabis dispensary that used the names “Harmonized Hemp” and “CannaTrust.” Investigators said the business promised same-day delivery within Niagara Region and shipped illegal products throughout the country. On May 5 and May 6, officers searched six properties and five vehicles in Niagara Region and Hamilton. They seized more than $1.1 million worth of illegal cannabis and cannabis products, 770 grams of psilocybin (commonly called “magic mushrooms”) and $13,000 in cash. Pictures provided by the OPP showed several brightly-coloured packages, including one that was marketed as “high dose THC” edibles with 100 milligrams of THC per piece. A 32-year-old man from Niagara-on-the-Lake was charged with possession of property obtained by crime, possession of illicit cannabis, possession for the purpose of distribution and possession for the purpose of selling. A 31-year-old from Hamilton was charged with possession of property obtained by crime, possession of psilocybin for the purpose of trafficking, possession of illicit cannabis, possession for the purpose of distribution and possession for the purpose of selling. A 37-year-old from St. Catharines was charged with possession of property obtained by crime, possession of psilocybin for the purpose of trafficking, possession of illicit cannabis, possession for the purpose of distribution and possession for the purpose of selling.
