Police Close 3 Business and Confiscate $230,000 In Weed – “Government” Wasn’t Getting A Cut
Source: OPP
Date: Fri Mar 15 05:39:07 MST 2024
On March 7, 2024, PJFCET executed three search warrants in the City of Thorold, the City of Welland and the Town of Fort Erie, on storefronts that were not authorized by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (ACGO) to sell cannabis or cannabis products.
As a result of the search warrants, police seized approximately:
91.5 kilograms of dried cannabis
695 pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes
720 grams of cannabis extract
2,065 packages of cannabis edibles
915 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) vape pens
two kilograms of hashish
173,800 tobacco cigarettes
420 tobacco cigars
cell phones, computers and other electronics
$4,700 in Canadian currency
Three people have been arrested and charged contrary to the CC, and the Cannabis Act (CA).
Nikola GARALEJIC, age 26, of Niagara Falls, has been charged with:
Possession of property obtained by crime, section 354(1)(a) CC
Trafficking contraband tobacco, section 121.1 CC
Possess cannabis for the purpose of selling, section 10(2) CA
Anoop RARICHAN, age 28, of Thorold, has been charged with:
Possession of property obtained by crime, section 354(1)(a) CC
Trafficking contraband tobacco, section 121.1 CC
Possess cannabis for the purpose of selling, section 10(2) CA
David SAULT, age 38, of Burford, has been charged with:
Possession of property obtained by crime, section 354(1)(a) CC
Possess cannabis for the purpose of selling, section 10(2) CA
The accused have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in April 2024.
The investigation, which remains ongoing, was supported by the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) and the Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team (CTET).
Anyone with information regarding the illegal sale of cannabis should immediately contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and ask to provide information to the PJFCET. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.