FunGuyz Magic Mushroom stores were targeted in a York Regional Police investigation, resulting in 78 charges against suspects involved in the production and distribution of illegal substance York Regional Police have issued arrest warrants for Mozda Karim, 38, of Toronto (left), who is believed to be in the United Kingdom, and Samer Akila, 32, of London, who failed to comply with his release order and is believed to be in Egypt. 1 / 1 York Regional Police have issued arrest warrants for Mozda Karim, 38, of Toronto (left), who is believed to be in the United Kingdom, and Samer Akila, 32, of London, who failed to comply with his release order and is believed to be in Egypt. Advertisement A 29-year-old Newmarket man is among 15 suspects charged following a York Regional Police investigation that led to the seizure of more than $3.5 million worth of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) across Ontario. After receiving complaints from the community, the force's guns, gangs and drug enforcement unit began an investigation into the FunGuyz Magic Mushrooms store at Yonge Street and Centre Street in Richmond Hill in March 2024, a news release stated. FunGuyz Magic Mushroom stores across Ontario were targeted by police, resulting in 78 charges against 15 suspects involved in the production and distribution of illegal substances, police said. Police executed 29 search warrants and seized 181 kilograms of dried psilocybin, 137 kilograms of edible psilocybin, 167,645 psilocybin capsules, 179 grams of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), 541 grams of illicit cannabis, more than $450,000 in cash and a property worth over $1 million. Investigators have issued arrest warrants for Mozda Karim, 38, of Toronto, who is believed to be in the United Kingdom, and Samer Akila, 32, of London, who failed to comply with his release order and is believed to be in Egypt. They each face multiple trafficking charges. Orlando Fernandez Garcia of Newmarket is charged with trafficking psilocybin, possession for the purpose of trafficking psilocybin, trafficking DMT; possession for the purpose of trafficking DMT; possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 Also charged are: Adam Akila, 30, of London; Samy Erian, 32, of Gatineau, Quebec; Feras Almasri, 31, of Mississauga; Ragip Osdautaj, 35, of Grimsby; Kevin Londano Castano, 28, of Toronto; Thomas Nelson, 53, of Toronto; Kenny Amaya, 31, of Hamilton; Polina Iumanova, 32, of Hamilton; Trevor Praus-Picado, 32, of Hamilton; Duncan Craig, 34, of Puslinch, Adonios Valvis Rocha, 39, of Whitchurch-Stouffville, and Tsi Choy, 39, of Whitchurch-Stouffville. See the full list of charges here. The production, sale and possession of magic mushrooms and the psychedelic drug DMT are illegal in Canada, police said. No stores in Ontario are legally permitted to sell these controlled substances. York Regional Police is reminding the community of the following: The sale (trafficking) of magic mushrooms and DMT is a criminal offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; Possession of these substances is also illegal. Anyone who purchased these substances from this business or online could face criminal charges; The businesses engaged in selling these products are illegal; Landlords who rent properties to these businesses may be financially or criminally liable; Magic mushrooms and DMT sold by these businesses are not subject to any government quality control measures. Police said the lengthy investigation was funded by the Ontario government through the Ministry of the Solicitor General and Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario. Anyone with information is asked to contact York Regional Police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7817, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or leave an anonymous tip online at 1800222TIPS.com.