2 Toronto police officers accused of eating marijuana on duty face criminal charges

Two Toronto police officers who made headlines for allegedly consumingmarijuana edibleswhile on duty and then calling for backup are now facingobstruction of justice and breach of trust charges.

Toronto policeallege that on Jan. 27 and 28, the pair "attempted to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice, by destroying or converting to their own use, evidence."

Police further accuse the officersof committing breach of trust on the same day.

Toronto police spokespersonMeaghanGraysaid the officers were arrested on Tuesday.

Graydeclined to provide specific details about the case because it is before the courts, but said the allegations stem from the officers'participation in executing a search warrant at a local marijuana dispensary.

Officer called for backup, sources say

CBC Toronto reported earlier this year that the two officers who work at 13 Division were on duty not far from the station at Eglinton Avenue West and Allen Road, in northwest Toronto, when they allegedly ingested pot edibles.

Police sources said the officers began to complain of "hallucinations" and one made a call for an officer needing assistance. Both officers were found in a police vehicle and later treated in hospital.

During the call, another officer responding to the scene slipped on ice and required medical attention. That officer suffered a head injury.

In the days before the incident,Toronto police carried out a raid at CommunityCannabisClinic. Sources told CBCTorontothe edibles the officers ingested are believed to have come from thatdispensary.

Const.Vittorio Dominelli, 36, who has 13 years of service, andConst. Jamie Young, 35, who has 2 years of service, have been charged.Both officers have been suspended with pay and are scheduled to appear in court on June 7.