Murder-conspiracy trial hears of weapons found in home near Coutts blockade
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The guns were inside a soft carrying case in a closet, an RCMP officer said, and cans of ammunition and boxes of shotgun shells were found throughout the home.
An RCMP officer testified Friday that rifles, body armour and buckets full of ammunition were found in a modular home near the border blockade at Coutts, Alta.
Const. Daniel Sauve, who was tasked with collecting evidence, said two rifles were found in the home in the village during an early morning police raid in February 2022.
The guns were inside a soft carrying case in a closet, he said, and cans of ammunition and boxes of shotgun shells were found throughout the home.
“Members who were searching would let me know if they found something. They would tell me where,” Sauve told the jury.
“I would document it in my ledger — where they found it, who found it — and I would seize the exhibit.”
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