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The chief of a Southwestern Ontario Indigenous community where police raided an illegal pot shop is vowing to crack down on the unsanctioned business if it tries to reopen.

The OPP and Chippewas of Thames First Nation police searched the Wild Bear dispensary on Tuesday, seizing marijuana, cannabis products, a gun and other weapons, including ninja stars and nunchucks, Middlesex OPP said Wednesday.

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The raid came one week after Chippewas Chief Myeengun Henry sent a letter to residents warning them that buying and selling non-medical marijuana remains illegal, despite the federal government’s pledge to legalize the drug’s recreational use by the summer.

“We understand that marijuana is still not legal yet and we want to follow the law and make sure that our residents do too,” Henry said

Henry promised further police action if the now-shuttered pot shop reopens, a strategy that defiant dispensary operators across the country have used in recent years.