Police confronted a Pok\u00e9mon card line-cutter at a Mississauga Costco early Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Customers formed a long line, reportedly overnight, for the latest drop of Pok\u00e9mon cards at the Costco at 3180 Laird Rd., near Winston Churchill Boulevard and Dundas Street.<\/p>\n
Posts on social media noted a new release of cards was expected at some Costco stores on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cAscended Heroes Mini Tin 5-Packs are expected to drop at select Costco Canada locations on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026,\u201d one post read.<\/a><\/p>\n The card packs were expected at the Laird Road Mississauga store and a Newmarket Costco.<\/p>\n Police officers were brought into the Mississauga location to control the expected crowd.<\/p>\n \u201cThis morning at approximately 4:30 a.m., police were monitoring a lineup at a business in the area of Ridgeway Drive and Colonial Drive in Mississauga as part of a paid duty assignment,\u201d a Peel Regional Police spokesperson told INSAUGA Canada.<\/p>\n One person was reportedly trying to take a spot in the line.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile monitoring the lineup, officers observed an individual repeatedly cutting in line,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cThe individual was directed to leave the area and complied without further incident.\u201d<\/p>\n A video posted on Reddit<\/a>, titled \u201cCostco Line Cutter vs Police for Pokemon Cards at South Mississauga,\u201d shows a Peel Regional Police officer asking one person to leave.<\/p>\n The officer puts his hands on a male and says, \u201cGet out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n The person, dressed all in black and wearing a black mask, tells the officer that he knows his rights.<\/p>\n Dozens of people are outside the Costco watching the interaction. Some people shout \u201cHold the line.\u201d<\/p>\n Another person says, \u201cPlease, I am begging you, don\u2019t mess this up for everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n There is a brief confrontation, and the male points at the officer, but he then turns around and leaves.<\/p>\n Huge lines for Pok\u00e9mon cards have been a regular occurrence at Costco stores.<\/p>\n This spring, chaos broke out at the Heartland Town Centre for another Pok\u00e9mon card drop. On April 11, huge crowds pushed<\/a> into the Costco on Laird Drive and, once inside, loaded shopping carts with boxes of cards.<\/p>\n People are typically trying to get particular types of Pok\u00e9mon cards. The rare cards are randomly inserted into packs contained within the boxes people are lining up for. These rare cards can sell for thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n With files from Steve Pecar<\/p>\n Lead photo: Google Maps<\/p>\n