Trio found guilty of mischief for roles in 2022 Coutts, Alta., blockade
The three had been charged for their roles in a blockade that tied up cross-border traffic between Canada and the United States at Coutts for two weeks in early 2022 in protest of COVID-19 rules and restrictions.
![Trio found guilty of mischief for roles in 2022 Coutts, Alta., blockade](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7175399.1713301938!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/coutts-mischief-trial.jpg)
![Three men are accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in 2022. From left to right, the men are Alex Van Herk, Marco Van Huigenbos and Gerhard Janzen. Three men photographed individually outside the courthouse in Lethbridge.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7175399.1713301938!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/coutts-mischief-trial.jpg)
The three had been charged for their roles in a blockade that tied up cross-border traffic between Canada and the United States at Coutts for two weeks in early 2022 in protest of COVID-19 rules and restrictions.