Police arrest 4 during raid at Montreal magic mushroom store on day of opening
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Hours after their grand opening Tuesday, Montreal police say they have made four arrests at an illegal magic mushroom dispensary. Officers descended on the FunGuyz store Tuesday afternoon after obtaining a warrant and arrested four people, a police spokesperson said.
Hours after its grand opening Tuesday, an illegal magic mushroom dispensary in Montreal was raided by police officers.
Officers descended on the FunGuyz store Tuesday afternoon after obtaining a warrant and arrested four people, a police spokesperson said.
The illegal shop opened despite threats from as high up as the mayor that it would be shut down.
However, a store spokesperson told The Canadian Press that he expects the store to reopen Wednesday and that the raid was a "waste of taxpayers' money."
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