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#BREAKING: @RCMPAlberta have arrested 11 people at #Coutts Border Blockade in Alberta
— Travis Dhanraj (@Travisdhanraj) February 14, 2022
Seized:
· 13 long guns
· handguns
· multiple sets of body armour
· a machete
· a large quantity of ammunition
· high capacity magazines
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"Canadians, unlike Americans, do not have a constitutional right to bear arms," the nation's high court ruled in 1993.
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 15, 2022
Unlike their U.S. counterparts, these Knucks face genuine jail time if convicted for bringing this weaponry to a #COVID19 bridge-closing demonstration. https://t.co/0Pz376Dn8w
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This is what the RCMP found. This is weapons for going to war. Period. pic.twitter.com/wQMuYjeXkt
— BeardedNerd (@Bearded_N3rd) February 15, 2022
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BREAKING: Gear seized by police at #Coutts includes a plate carrier with Diagolon patches. Diagolon is an accelerationist movement with members and chapters across Canada. Its de factor leader is Jeremy MacKenzie.
— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) February 15, 2022
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Originally based around the fandom of a collective of live streamers, recent concerns about infiltrators and coming collapse led to the creation of numerous IRL meet-up groups across Canada.
— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) February 15, 2022
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We've been sounding the alarm on Diagolon since 2020.
— Canadian Anti-Hate Network (@antihateca) February 15, 2022
We were right.
Story to follow.
Read the full release: https://t.co/lwYvyEiWU3
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Mounties have arrested 11 people at the #Coutts border blockade: "The Alberta RCMP recently became aware of a small organized group within the larger Coutts protest. Information was received that this group had access to a cache of firearms with a large quantity of ammunition."
— Dave Breakenridge (@BreakenridgeYEG) February 14, 2022
Early this morning, police searched three trailers and found:
— Dave Breakenridge (@BreakenridgeYEG) February 14, 2022
13 long guns
handguns
multiple sets of body armour
a machete
a large quantity of ammunition
high capacity magazines
As mentioned 11 people have been arrested.
Good question: https://t.co/nDUeTlpkDs
— Dave Breakenridge (@BreakenridgeYEG) February 14, 2022
Postmedia's @MichaelRdrguez has the byline on this for the @calgaryherald/@calgarysun https://t.co/nDRWSJq33x
— Dave Breakenridge (@BreakenridgeYEG) February 14, 2022
Mounties also say 2 more people were arrested. One was detained and two weapons seized in a highway stop. And at 12:45 pm, a semi accelerated toward an RCMP check stop north of Milk River. Police say the driver swerved at the last moment. That driver was arrested near the scene
— Dave Breakenridge (@BreakenridgeYEG) February 15, 2022
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