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Eight arrested in raid on Canna Clinic marijuana dispensary

Eight arrested in raid on Canna Clinic marijuana dispensary

Eight employees of a Toronto marijuana dispensary are facing multiple charges following a police raid on Wednesday.

Toronto police said they executed a search warrant at a Canna Clinic at 213 Ossington Ave.

Police seized about 908.12 grams of marijuana oil, 73.5 grams of shatter, 8.3 kilograms of marijuana, and 42.7 grams of hash. They also took $4,941 of cash.

Petro Merkulov, 21; Pabo Ogunlesi, 22; Grad Murray, 29; Kavan Benthien, 28; Ruth-Lande Henry, 21; Eric On, 23; Joshua Hakimi, 23, and Katherine Klippenstein, 27, all from Toronto, were arrested during the raid.

They were all charged with possession schedule II substance, possession for the purpose trafficking schedule II substance, and possession proceeds of crime (under 5,000)

Murray and Benthien were also charged with fail to comply recognizance.

They were all scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall Thursday morning.

The clinic was also one of the seven storefront locations raided on June 22, as part of Project Lincoln.

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