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Police have raided two homes in Richmond following separate investigations into illegal cannabis operations, seizing a firearm, suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine, and hundreds of pounds of marijuana.

Richmond RCMP say the first home, an alleged illegal marijuana “brokerage” on Demorest Drive, was raided on May 7.

There, organized crime unit investigators seized “various items,” including approximately 260 pounds of marijuana and approximately 900 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

Police also seized about 400 grams of suspected fentanyl and a firearm.

According to Richmond RCMP, a cannabis brokerage can operate as a distributor for growers of both legal and illegal marijuana.

Mounties also raided an apartment on River Drive on May 17, where an alleged illegal cannabis dispensary was operating.

Investigators seized about 167 pounds of bulk and commercially-packaged cannabis, 3.5 kilograms of mushrooms and thousands of commercially-packaged psilocybin-infused edibles, RCMP said.

“At this point, these investigations do not appear to be connected,” reads a statement from Richmond RCMP.

However, Mounties added they continue to receive reports of illegal cannabis operations.

“These operations often have a nexus to organized crime and pose a potential risk to public safety.”