FunGuyz mushroom dispensary in Chatham-Kent raided days after opening

Chatham-Kent police have raided a FunGuyz psilocybin mushroom store that opened on King Street West in Chatham,Ont., a few days prior.

Officers who had a warrant to search the property seized more than370 packages of psilocybin, worth over $20,000, police said in a media release on Thursday.

No arrests have been made at this point.

The raid took place on Wednesday. Police said the business opened four days before that. The location is less than a kilometreaway from the police station.

"The Chatham-Kent Police and our community remain committed to actively combatting unlawful businesses," the police service said. "It is important to note that the possession, sale, and production of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, and psilocin are illegal."

Despite operating illegally, FunGuyzhas a growing list of stores,largely in Ontario. There are23 locations listed on the FunGuyzwebsite, which does not yet mentionthe Chatham store.

The downtown Windsor's location has been raided by police multiple times since it opened last summer.

Spokespeoplefor the business have previously told CBCNews that they are fighting for legalization and will reopen locations that get raided.

"We're not out here selling to kids, you know, we're not bothering anyone, we open up doors...to the public. That's all," said one spokesperson who gave the name Edgars Gorbans in aJuly 2023 interview.

Gorbans later admitted he gave CBCNews a fake name.