Second raid in week at Ottawa shop; 1 held, 2.7 kg seized
Ottawa police searched a Preston Street retail shop for the second time in seven days on 29 October 2026, arresting a 25-year-old man on cannabis, tobacco and proceeds charges. Officers seized about 2.74 kg of cannabis flower, pre-rolls, hash and THC products, plus psilocybin, nicotine vapes and contraband tobacco that are excluded from the cannabis total.
Ottawa police arrested a 25-year-old Ottawa man during the 29 October 2026
search of a retail business on the 200 block of Preston Street.[1][2][3]He faces
charges of possession of illicit cannabis, unlawful sale of cannabis, sale of
unpackaged, unstamped tobacco, possession of property obtained by crime and
possession of a Schedule III substance for the purpose of trafficking under the
Cannabis Act, Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.[4][3]Police
released him on an undertaking to appear in court at a later date.[4][2][3]
Officers seized approximately 5 pounds of cannabis flower, 407 grams of
pre-rolled cannabis, 38 grams of hash and 27,800 mg of THC products.[1][5][2][3]Police
also seized 24 grams of psilocybin products, 24 nicotine vape devices, 12,120
contraband cigarettes, 70 cigars, two televisions and approximately $335 in
Canadian currency, which are not counted as cannabis.[4][2][3]Centretown
Neighbourhood Resource Team members with Tactical Section assistance executed
the search under a Criminal Code warrant tied to the unlawful sale of cannabis
and nicotine products.[4][3]
Police said it was the second search warrant executed at the same Preston Street
location within the previous seven days for similar offences.[4][5][2][3]Police said
the earlier search on 23 October 2026 followed community complaints about
illegal cannabis and nicotine sales at the same location.[4][2][3]Police said they
remain focused on illegal storefront operations that undermine public safety,
evade regulatory requirements and contribute to the illicit cannabis and tobacco
market.[4]
Google Maps lists an unlicensed retailer at 268 Preston called Preston Cannabis that was operating as recently as October 2026.[2]
The page's only photo is captioned on Rideau Street downtown, not the Preston Street shop searched, so it is not shown as media.
The sources also report a separate 23 October search at the same shop yielding approximately 4.79 kilograms of cannabis products, 40 vape devices, 14,285 contraband cigarettes and 95 cigars; those earlier amounts are not included in this report's figures, which cover only the 29 October search.
The accused's name and scheduled court date were not published.
No value estimate was published for the seized cannabis.
The submitted page gives only its publication date of 2 November 2026 and no separate date for the second search; the 29 October 2026 date comes from the existing report's other sources.
The submitted page does not give the 200 block or the accused's residence, which come from the existing report's other sources.
The page's only image is a generic news-curation graphic with no caption establishing it shows this event, so no media entry is listed.
The same page also reports a fraudulent-email warning and municipal election results, separate events left out here.
The submitted page also briefly describes separate Ottawa actions on 19 October 2026 on Catherine Street, on 9 October 2026 at Castle Heights Cannabis and on 14 April 2026 on Montreal Road, which are different events left out here.
The submitted page's only image is described as a featured image via Google Maps with no caption establishing it shows the Preston Street search, so no media entry is listed.
The 268 Preston and Preston Cannabis identifier comes only from the page's Google Maps lookup, not from the quoted police statement.
The new page lists the flower seizure as both approximately 2.7 kilograms and about 5 pounds in the same bullet, which are not equivalent weights, while the existing report uses the 5-pound figure for its cannabis total.
The page's main event image carries only the article title as its caption and alt text with no credit establishing that it shows the Preston Street search, so no media entry is listed for it.
Sûreté du Québec officers and Mashteuiatsh public security searched a home on rue Renaud in Mashteuiatsh and seized cocaine, methamphetamine tablets, cannabis including edibles, magic mushrooms and about $3,000 cash. One person was questioned and police said drug-trafficking charges were being considered.
Police in Saguenay carried out ten searches on 30 October 2026 against a cocaine distribution network, seizing 16 kg of cocaine, more than $335,000 in cash and about 140 g of dried cannabis. Two people were arrested and released with a promise to appear, with possible cocaine-trafficking and stolen-property charges.
Ottawa police searched a Little Italy business on Preston Street on 23 and 29 October 2026, seizing about 7.26 kg of cannabis products alongside contraband tobacco and other items. A 25-year-old Ottawa man was arrested and charged with possessing and selling illicit cannabis and other offences.
Two men, aged 27 and 24, were charged after Hamilton Police shut down two illegal cannabis dispensaries on 29 October 2026, including a Wellington Street North store that had reopened after an earlier search. Police said about 30 illegal dispensaries still operate in the city and warned that reopening after enforcement would bring further action.
