Alberta RCMP arrest 12 people at Coutts border blockade, seize weapons

Alberta RCMP officers have arrested 12 people and seized a number of weapons including guns and body armour from the Coutts border crossing blockade. The arrests happened early Monday morning after investigators became aware of a small group of people within the larger Coutts protest that had access to a cache of firearms and ammunition, RCMP said. “The group was said to have a willingness to use force against the police if any attempts were made to disrupt the blockade," RCMP said in a Mo