Illegal drugs seized from downtown Windsor business

Items seized by Windsor police as part of a search warrant at a business on Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ont. on April 16, 2024. (Source: Windsor police)

Windsor police have seized nearly $42,000 in illegal drugs after raiding a psilocybin dispensary.

Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, police used a search warrant at the business in the 300 block of Ouellette Ave. near University Avenue.

Items seized include

A 19-year-old employee who was working at the time has been charged with possession of a substance for the purposes of trafficking.

In July, August, and December of 2023, officers used search warrants at the same location, which resulted in the seizure of over $100,000 worth of psilocybin-infused products.