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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) shut down an illegal cannabis store in Leamington on November 6, seizing cannabis products and arresting one person.
In a media release on November 21, the OPP said the Essex County OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the OPP-led Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET), executed a search warrant at the illegal cannabis storefront operating under the name “Island Fire Cannabis” in Leamington.
Investigators seized quantities of illegal dried cannabis and other illegal cannabis products, including edibles, shatter and vape cartridges. Police say the illegal cannabis and cannabis products have an estimated value of $13,500.
The storefront has been shut down and will be held under Interim Closure Orders as per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA).
This means that anyone seeking to enter the premises, such as the owners, must apply to the Superior Court of Justice for permission under section 18(4) of the CCA. Anyone who enters buildings that are subject to interim closure without authorization from the Superior Court of Justice may be arrested and charged with breaking and entering, under section 348(1) of the CC.
A 39-year-old female resident of Chatham has been charged with the following three offences contrary to the CC and the CA:
- Possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling
- Possession of illicit cannabis
- Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor on December 30, 2024.
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