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Alberta trial of men charged with murder conspiracy at Coutts blockade to resume

WATCH ABOVE: (From June 6, 2024) The trial has begun for two men accused of conspiring to murder officers during the Coutts blockade in 2022, should police have used force. – Jun 6, 2024

A jury is set to return today to hear evidence at the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.

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The jury heard opening arguments and testimony from an RCMP witness on Thursday.

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The trial was tied up over the following days with arguments that are under a publication ban.

Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arrested after RCMP found a cache of guns, body armour and ammunition in trailers.

They are also charged with mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and Olienick faces a further charge of being in possession of a pipe bomb.

The blockade paralyzed traffic at the busy Canada-United States border crossing for two weeks.

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