By CBC News
‘Infiltrated by an extreme element,’ organizers say they plan to leave Tuesday morning
Alberta RCMPÂ have arrested at least 13Â people in relation to a protest against pandemic restrictions near the main U.S. border crossing in southern Alberta.
Mounties said in a release early Monday that they became aware of a small organized group within the larger protest at Coutts, which led to 11 arrests.
They say they had information that the group had access to a cache of firearms and ammunition in three trailers. Officers seized long guns, handguns, multiple sets of body armour, a machete, a large quantity of ammunition and high-capacity firearm magazines.
In light of the news, Marco Van Huigenbos, one of the organizers of the protest, said a decision has been reached to roll out from Coutts on Tuesday morning.
