Tag: Canna Clinic Raid

Canna Clinic has been raided for the third time in only two weeks. Canna Clinic is a B.C.-based dispensary chain that has opened up in Toronto.

The initial raid took place on June 22^nd, targeting seven Toronto locations, six Toronto residences and six Vancouver locations. Police took the following actions:

• 80 employees arrested, charged, and released on scene
• Seized one vehicle
• Seized 178 kg of marijuana
• Seized 48 kg of THC edibles
• Seized 6.8 kg of shatter
• Seized 19 kg of cannabis resin
• Seized over $350,000 in cash

See the official TPS News Release

 

The second raid occurred at the Eglinton location, which re-opened two days later on Saturday June 24. Police raided it again on June 27^th, seizing:

• 22 pounds of cannabis
• $13,000 cash
• Along with “associated equipment required for the operation of the dispensary”

The following people were charged:

Rocio Gomez Solar, 23, of Toronto

Christine Sylvia Dragos, of Toronto

Nicolette Daneiha Franklin, 22, of Toronto

Daniel Sol, 22, of Toronto

Keyanne Matthews, 26, of Toronto

Esron Duncan, 47, of Brampton

Hitarth Patel, 22, of Toronto

They were all charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule II substance and possession of proceeds of crime. They are to appear in court on August 22, 2017.

 

June 29^th saw another raid, this time a the Yonge Street location. The Police seized:

• Drug paraphernalia
• Cash
• Electronics
• Other marijuana-related property

The following people were charged:

Houston-Nambu Bongeli, 21, of Oshawa

Taylor Jonathan Henderson, 24, of Toronto

Shauna Kaye Alicia Green, 27, of Brampton

Adam Jonathan Miziolek, 27, of Toronto

Justin John Bishop-Salij, 27, of Toronto

Cypress Doreen Reid-Smith, 21, of Toronto

Omar Abdul-Kader, 25, of Toronto

Alderman James Bennett, 50, of Toronto

They were all charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule II substance and possession of proceeds of crime. They are to appear in court on August 24, 2017.

 

On Wednesday, July 5, 2017, a third search warrant was issued for the Eglinton location. This time around:

5 people were charged:

Sean Vernon Guptill, 37, of Toronto

Emmanuel Alejandro Herrera, 28, of Toronto

Shannon Marie Jones, 29, of Toronto

Zackery Scott Lucas, 22, of Toronto

Ali Amini, 38, of Toronto

They were all charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking a schedule II substance and possession of proceeds of crime. They are scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

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