Laval police (SPL) arrested five suspects and seized hundreds of bags of cannabis gummy worms and various other weed products after searching three residences and four vehicles.
"The vast majority of the seizures involved bags of candy in the form of jujubes containing THC," the SPL said in a news release Friday.
The SPL release says investigators working in conjunction with the province's CENTAUR strategy were tipped off in August about cannabis and cannabis products being distributed between Laval and the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kanesatake.
In November, police set up Project Cohesion aimed at cannabis trafficking in Laval and Montreal.
The SPL arrested the suspects on March 25 and searched four vehicles, two residences in Laval's Chomedey neighbourhood and one in Laval West.
"These searches resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of narcotics, related products, as well as a firearm and several proceeds of crime," the SPL said.
Surete du Quebec and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) officers assisted the SPL.
The "Nuclear Worms" gummies' packaging is problematic, as is the amount of THC in the products, say police.
The SPL said one of the seized candies contained 1,000 mg. of TCH, and cannabis law prohibits more than 10 mg of THC per candy.
The cannabis law on packaging prohibits a label "if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a package or label could be appealing to young persons."
"These seemingly harmless jujubes can cause severe intoxication if ingested by children," the SPL said. "It is difficult to tell with the naked eye if it is a simple candy or if it contains THC. The LPS recommends that parents buy candy from reputable stores and check the source and condition of the packaging."
