The Ottawa Police Service says officers have seized cannabis products and thousands of contraband cigarettes following two searches of a business in Little Italy in the span of a week. Officers searched a business in the 200 block of Preston Street on Oct. 23 and again on Oct. 29. Police said officers were investigating “the illegal sale of cannabis, nicotine, and other controlled substances.” During the first search, police seized 4.79 kilograms of cannabis products, 40 vapes, 14,285 contraband cigarettes, and 95 cigars. On Oct. 29, officers searched the same location and seized around two kilograms of cannabis flower, 407 grams of pre-rolled cannabis, 38 grams of hash, 27 grams of THC products, 24 grams of psilocybin, 24 vapes, 12,120 contraband cigarettes, 70 cigars, two TVs, and $335 in cash. A 25-year-old Ottawa man was arrested and is charged with:
