Man charged after Brantford Police seize $40,000 in psilocybin

BRANTFORD, ONT-A city man is facing drug trafficking charges after police seized illegal psilocybin or “magic mushrooms’ at a store that had already been shut down twice. Brantford Police Service Drug and Firearm Enforcement Unit members seized over $44,000 in illegal psilocybin and arrested a 36-year-old city man for trafficking after executing a search warrant at an illegal retail psilocybin storefront in Brantford. On Saturday, September 16, 2025, the Brantford Police Service Drug and Firearm Enforcement Unit and the BPS Core Engagement and Response Team launched then investigation into an illegal psilocybin store which had re-opened at a Murray Street location. BPS said  the “illegal retail business” had been been shut down by police on two other occasions. On Friday, September 26, 2025, members of the Core Engagement and Response…

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