The day related to the border blockade in Coutts, Alta, last February, showed that the police were concerned about the level of violence that could unfold. After the protest against the COVID-19 public health measures that led to a traffic stoppage at the main U.S. border crossing in the county, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police laid several charges as the most serious conspiracy to commit murder against four men from Alberta: Christopher Lisk, 48, from Lethbridge, Anthony Olenik, 39, from Claresholm, Chris Karbert, 44, from Lethbridge, and Jerry Moran, 40, from Olds. Four search warrants submitted to the court also showed that Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers infiltrated a salon that had become the headquarters of the protest group. There, they met with Olenik. The documents, known as "information to be obtained," also include notes from these undercover agents. In the document, the RCMP alleged that "Olenik expressed readiness to use force against the police as well as death for the cause of the protest." Additionally, one of the applications also revealed that an undercover officer saw what he believed was a tactical vest in Olenik's pickup truck. The statement said, "They felt the vest and confirmed it contained bulletproof plates." Furthermore, another application displayed details of a video of Jerry Moran and his partner posted on social media. In it, Moran called for more people to join the protest in Coutts. Part of the post was copied in the application, which included Moran saying there is no excuse and "this is war." Similarly, the previously disclosed documents revealed that police used wiretapping of phone calls between the accused and that what investigators heard in the calls or read in the texts was edited. The four men were arrested on February 13 and 14, with police searching a house and property in Coutts, seizing 15 rifles, ammunition, and a protective vest. The four accused are scheduled to be tried in June.