Friday Night welcomes Spire Secure Logistics chief to board

Recreational cannabis-focused group Friday Night Inc (CNSX:TGIF, OTC:TGIFF) has appointed Andy Richards, the chief executive of Spire Secure Logistics, as director.

In late February, the group said it had acquired Spire Secure Logistics Inc, which specialises in security and has expertise in the cannabis industry. It closed the deal this month.

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Spire is led by experts with international backgrounds in covert and undercover operations to infiltrate and disrupt organised crime, including outlaw motorcycle gangs, cartels and other violent gangs.

"The Spire team brings decades of experience in the trenches of law enforcement, security and high-stakes risk management," said Brayden Sutton, chief executive at Fright Night.

"Spire works with companies who want to make an honest dollar in a secure, compliant, law-abiding cannabis industry," Richards, a 34-year law enforcement veteran who has led numerous high-profile investigations of organised drug crime, had said.

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For over half his career,  Richards specialised in complex organised crime investigations and led many successful major projects, most with an international component.

Friday Night shares  zipped up 5.63% to C$0.75 in Toronto.