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RCMP Dismantles Multi-Million Cannabis Distribution Network

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded a 2-month investigation that dismantled a significant cannabis distribution network operating across multiple Canadian jurisdictions using various distribution methods, including the mail system. Working with Canada Post, the Canada Border Services Agency, and FINTRAC, investigators uncovered a network shipping cannabis, cannabis-based products, and Psilocybin through a website called "Culture Cannabis Canada" to numerous provinces and territories. On March 10, 2026, RCMP executed two search warrants at Ottawa residences, seizing 485 kg of dried cannabis, 36 kg of hash, 18 kg of Psilocybin, over 7,000 cannabis-infused edibles and vapes, and unstamped tobacco with an approximate street value exceeding $5.5 million, along with $115,360 in Canadian currency and one vehicle. Three Ottawa residents—Julie Michelle Langevin (41), Deepak Parmar (33), and Isha Bhardwaj (33)—were arrested and charged with multiple offences under the Cannabis Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and the Criminal Code, including possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, possession of a schedule III substance for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of property obtained by crime exceeding $5,000. All three were released on an undertaking and are due to appear in Ottawa court on May 5, 2026.