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Update, 5:30 p.m. The Globe and Mail officially connects Lisi's arrest last night to the Toronto Police investigation into the Toronto gang allegedly mixed up in the Rob Ford crack video scandal. Also, the Toronto Star spoke with one of Lisi's neighbor who added some unusual color to their interesting relationship:

Ford’s visits, going back to last winter, stopped after the Star published Lisi’s photo in mid-August, said Carol Peck, who lives two doors down from the Lisi residence. Peck says she often saw the mayor park his Ford Escalade in front of Lisi’s Madrill St. house. Lisi would come out of the house and lean into the driver’s side window for a few minutes. “There’s a side door on the Lisi residence and Lisi comes out, walks across, leans in, and back he goes,” Peck told the Star.

Original An old friend, occasional driver, and alleged drug dealer for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, was arrested last night on charges of trafficking marijuana, complicating Ford's efforts to steer clear of any more drug-related scandals.

Both the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star report that Alexander "Sandro" Lisi, 35, and Jamshid Bahrami, 47, were arrested at a laundromat in Etobicoke, the suburb in Toronto where the mayor lives, early Tuesday evening. Lisi was cited for possession and trafficking marijuana, and two other charges. The Star reports police searched the laundromat after nabbing the two men: "After waiting six hours for a warrant to arrive officers entered the store at 2:40 a.m. and went through cleaning bags, storage bins and even searched a potted plant." It's unclear what evidence they may have gathered.