Urgent warning to parents over THOUSANDS of illegal drug-laced sweets including ‘magic mushroom cookies' flooding UK
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A raid on a West End shop uncovered secret supplies of drugs disguised as sweets
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The store had labelled the mushrooms with vague names including Game Over and Magic Dragon
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CBD cookies were also seized from the Harry Potter shop next door
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The Londonero shop on Oxford Street was selling a variety of drugs disguised as everyday desserts.
Investigators from Westminster Council found the American-style candy shop had been selling Magic Dragon cookies - which actually contained
There were three other boxes of cookies labelled Game Over.
When the raid took place on April 25, two shop assistants fled downstairs and escaped using a secret exit.
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The secret passage was hidden behind a panel in the basement wall which took them back up to street level.
However, by moving the panel, they revealed a room which contained £80,000 worth of fake goods.
The director of the store, Ahmad Yar Jan, told a court that he was happy for the goods to be destroyed by the council.
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An unnamed individual linked to the wizard-themed shop, ran by 5IVESTAR Limited, appeared in court alongside Yar Jan.
Many of the products which were seized had no English translation on the box, which sparked allergy fears since their contents was unknown.
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After the arrests, Labour leader of Westminster City Council, Adam Hug, said: ''It is rather ironic that a shop calling itself a Harry Potter store appears to have been selling products that claim they would get the user higher than a quidditch player.
'The food products here were part of a raid at two addresses on Oxford Street which have taken thousands of items worth £80,000 off the streets.
'One of these 'magic cookies' products was labelled game over – however the only game over will be for unscrupulous traders who sell illegal goods to the public."
The news comes as
Adam Hug added: 'We have known for a long time that US candy stores rip off customers, but charging £900 for two packets of sweets is a new low, even for the unscrupulous people who run these rackets.
'Our job is to protect people who visit the
'Hopefully, the fall in the number of US candy and souvenir shops means the tide is going out on this tatty trade.'
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Authorities have decided to destroy the products
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