Father, son face more intimidation charges tied to illegal fishing in Nova Scotia

Three men are successful jailhouse aft they were charged with uttering threats, intimidation and extortion successful a southwestern Nova Scotia assemblage wherever unit tied to amerciable sportfishing is connected the rise.

Zacharie David Thibault, 32, of Digby, his begetter Eric David Thibault, 65, of Little Brook, and Kevin Eric Langford, 32, of Church Point appeared Monday successful provincial tribunal and are acceptable to person a bail proceeding connected Friday.

The Mounties allege 2 men approached a antheral astatine his Saulnierville, N.S., location past week and threatened to harm him.

Eric and Zacharie Thibault are besides charged with nonaccomplishment to comply with bail conditions for another, high-profile lawsuit of alleged intimidation.

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In the earlier case, constabulary alleged successful precocious November that the begetter and lad confronted a lobster purchaser extracurricular his location adjacent Meteghan, N.S.

Sgt. Jeff LeBlanc, commandant of the RCMP detachment successful adjacent Meteghan, said successful December that implicit the past 2 years officers had laid 51 charges against a “criminal organization” tied to amerciable fisheries.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Feb. 4, 2025.