Two men and one woman from Markham were arrested after York Regional Police dismantled a clandestine drug lab at a home in the city.[1][2][3] Officers went to a residence in the area of Jeremy Drive and Fred Varley Drive on 23 October 2026 for a welfare check, and found evidence consistent with the production and distribution of controlled substances in a lab setting.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The home is near Warden and 16th avenues.[10] The lab was dismantled with help from the Office of the Fire Marshal, Markham Fire and Emergency Services and York Region Paramedic Services.[4][6][9]

Investigators seized 12,962 packages of cannabis edibles, 209 grams of THC vaping cartridges, 26 kilograms of loose cannabis edibles and eight kilograms of dried cannabis.[4][2][5][6][3][7][8][9] They also found 18 kilograms of psilocybin powder, a psychedelic mushroom product not counted in the cannabis total.[4] Ammunition, a conducted energy weapon and about C$100,000 in cash were seized.[4][2][8] Police put the street value of the drugs at approximately C$639,000[4][5][7][9]; CityNews gave around $640,000.[11]

Investigators learned the drugs were sold mainly online under the name Buddha Boys, through illegitimate websites that mailed or delivered the orders.[1][2][5][6][12][8][9] Joseph Li, 41, Yuan Lin, 39, and Michelle Li, 39, all of Markham, were charged; the charges have not been proven in court.[12]