RCMP arrest four more at Fairy Creek logging protest Friday

RCMP arrest four more at Fairy Creek logging protest Friday
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Police say protesters were removed from tree structures Friday.

BC RCMP say another four protesters were arrested during enforcement of the BC Supreme Court injunction Friday at Fairy Creek Watershed.

According to police, two people were removed from a tree structure and arrested on the Hatton Mainline Forest Service Road, without incident.

Another two arrests occurred at a different encampment near Port Renfrew. Police say that one of the arrested individuals was removed from a tree structure as well.

BC RCMP say an additional three people were located in the trees and escorted out. However, the three of them didn’t face charges, according to police.

Police say they have now arrested 137 individuals, including the four recent arrests since enforcement began. At least nine individuals had already been arrested once, according to police.

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