CN - Abbotsford marijuana activist arrested

Abbotsford Police arrested marijuana activist and recent political candidate Tim Felger at his downtown store Wednesday evening.

Wielding a warrant issued under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act, patrol officers and the drug squad busted the Da Kine shop on Essendene Avenue just after 5 p.m.

Abbotsford Police Sgt. Howard Olson said Felger sells drug paraphernalia out of the shop front.

"I don't know specifically what was found. I know drug product as well as paraphernalia was seized."

He did not say what charges, if any, Felger would be facing.

The infamous Da Kine store is plastered with signs decrying the drug war and calling for an end to drug prohibition.

Felger â?? who ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the recent federal, municipal and provincial elections â?? has been arrested by Abbotsford Police numerous times.

He has staged numerous marijuana smoke-ins at the store and local parks over the years.

As he was escorted out of the store by a drug squad officer garbed in a black balaclava, Felger was vocal in his assessment of the situation.

"Remember the drug war and all the kids that died!" he yelled.

"This is just killing the kids left and right, and they're arresting me for marijuana."