{"id":65308,"date":"2025-07-14T16:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/65308\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:29:13","slug":"quebec-terrorism-suspects-didnt-get-guns-and-ammo-from-us-canadian-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/65308\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec terrorism suspects didn\u2019t get guns and ammo from us: Canadian Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"

The four Quebec City area men whom the RCMP arrested last week in relation to an alleged terrorism plot did not get their weapons, ammunition or explosives from the Canadian Armed Forces, according to a DND statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOf note, the weapons, ammunition, and explosives that were seized as part of the RCMP-led investigation that resulted in the arrests on July 8, 2025, did not originate from the Canadian Armed Forces,\u201d a Department of National Defence statement issued Monday read. \u201cThe Military Police and the Canadian Army continue to support the ongoing investigation led by the RCMP and no further details can be released.\u201d<\/p>\n

Released hours before the four suspects were scheduled to appear in Quebec court for their latest hearings, the statement did not reveal where the men obtained their guns and ammunition.<\/p>\n

In a brief Quebec City court appearance Monday morning, a Crown prosecutor said the government would oppose bail for three suspects arrested in the same case. No reasons were given. <\/p>\n

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A two-day bail hearing was set for July 24 and July 25. A TV was requested so videos could be screened.<\/p>\n

The RCMP arrested and charged four men last week in dawn operations. They included Marc-Aur\u00e8le Chabot, 24, of Quebec City; Simon Angers-Audet, 24, of Neuville and Rapha\u00ebl Lagac\u00e9, 25, of Quebec City.<\/p>\n

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The RCMP\u2019s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team says three of the men, all from Quebec, took concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity and are each facing one charge of facilitating terrorist activity. They face a maximum sentence of 14 years if found guilty.<\/p>\n

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A fourth man \u2014 identified by RCMP as Matthew Forbes, 33, of Pont-Rouge \u2014 faces charges including possession of firearms, prohibited devices and explosives, and possession of controlled items. His bail hearing has yet to take place Monday.<\/p>\n

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Other charges have also been laid for offences related to possession of prohibited devices, transfer of firearms and ammunition, careless storage of firearms, possession of explosives and possession of controlled items.<\/p>\n

The RCMP says it conducted searches in January 2024 in Quebec City that led to the seizure of 16 explosive devices, 83 firearms and accessories, approximately 11,000 rounds of ammunition of various calibres, nearly 130 magazines, four pairs of night vision goggles and military equipment.<\/p>\n

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