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Cops descended on the SoCal home of two men accused of handing out mushroom gummies during Halloween, discovering a cache of weapons and other illegal drugs.
Cannabis, methamphetamine and several firearms were found at the San Diego property following allegations that the men gave psychedelic mushroom gummies to children trick-or-treating during Halloween.
Michael Goff, 80, was charged with a felony in possession of a firearm, while Shawn Michael Foster, 45, was also charged with a felony in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to police.
The men were booked into San Diego County Jail.
San Diego police found the stash after executing a search warrant at a green home in Ocean Beach.
They entered the property along Sunset Cliffs Boulevard around 11 a.m. as part of investigation into narcotics and child endangerment that remains ongoing.
Officials said the warrant led to the seizure of more than 2.5 pounds of cannabis, more than 25 grams of crystal methamphetamine and at least two firearms along with other evidence.
A bag of psilocybin gummies were also found that were allegedly distributed during Halloween.
The search came after two furious fathers confronted the adults in San Diego after learning they allegedly handed their Halloween-energized tykes mushroom gummies.
The friends took their kids trick-or-treating in Ocean Beach and noticed when they got home that their kids had iridescent bags with psilocybin-laced candy in them. One bag had about 5 grams of psilocybin in it, enough to send anyone on a nauseating trip.
So the two parents, Cameron Hunter and his friend Frank Carey, went back to the home they believed the kids got the mushrooms from and recorded their interaction.
“These all have drugs in them,” one parent says to a woman standing with an open “candy” bowl.
The woman feigned ignorance, saying, “I didn’t realize they were bad, I don’t know.”
“They’re psilocybin mushrooms,” one of the men says, “like, [they’re] kids.”
The candy package, labeled “Caps R Us’ — contained 10 portions of 500mg psilocybin gummies in a colorful package with a giraffe on it, including even a tropical flavor. The parents said it’s too similar to regular candy.
“The candy packaging resembled bespoke candy, so it was very similar to something you’d buy at a candy store,” Carey said.
Cary said he noticed the unusual candy as his young child walked away from the house.
“My 2-year-old went up and grabbed one and started walking away with it in his hand,” Cary told NBC San Diego. “I noticed the picture had a giraffe and words that looked like they were melting. I took it out of his hand and saw that there was a dosage on the front of it. Five grams, [then I ] flipped it around and read ‘psilocybin mushrooms.’”
The house had an unusual reputation in the neighborhood, the homeowner Shawn Foster said.
“I don’t know, everyone thinks it’s like the witch house or the dead house or the scary house or something,” Foster said.
He denied that the gummies belonged to him and his wife, citing that they were just too expensive to give out.
“I looked it up and they’re like 20 bucks a piece. It’s probably like $300 worth of gummies. I don’t have $300 to, like, spend to make myself look bad, you know what I mean. It’s ridiculous,” Foster said.
The parents both said they regretted stopping by the house.
Previously, San Diego Police Lt. Cesar Jimenez said they would have to test the gummies to see if they contain any drugs before anyone could face charges.
He commended the parents for accompanying their children, checking their candy, confronting the alleged mushroom-candy-giving perps, and contacting police.
At the time, the men filed a police report with the San Diego Police Department.
California law labels the act of giving controlled substances to minors a serious crime. Furnishing a controlled substance to a minor can earn an offender years in prison and a felony on their record.
