Arrests as RCMP clear protest near Pacific Highway border crossing in B.C.

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Sangha says Mounties are now monitoring southbound traffic at the Pacific Highway crossing to ensure drivers intend to enter the United States.

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Mounties also moved multiple vehicles blocking 176 St., a key link to the border crossing. Local officers were assisted in their efforts by RCMP E Division, the Lower Mainland Integrated Tactical Troop and supporting officers from neighbouring detachments.

“Surrey RCMP along with policing partners have used a measured approach throughout this situation to ensure the safety of the police and the public, including young children who were brought to the area by protestors,” Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards, Officer in Charge of the Surrey RCMP, said.

Surrey RCMP said in a release police will continue to monitor the border crossing in the days to come.

On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act, giving the federal government temporary and extraordinary powers to deal with protests that shut down several border crossings this month.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 15, 2022. NanaimoNewsNOW updated the article with information from Surrey RCMP after publication.

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