Canada: Anti-sealing ship's crew described being raided at gunpoint

Stunned and angry crew from the anti-sealing vessel Farley Mowat emerged from a Cape Breton jail Sunday, maintaining the dramatic seizure of their ship by a black-clad RCMP squad brandishing submachine-guns violated international law.

The Mounties' elite marine team was called in Saturday by federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn two weeks after a group of seal hunters complained that the Mowat came dangerously close to them in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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Jeff "Free" Luers transfered again

Dear Friends,
We have just been informed today that Jeff was transferred to a minimum security prison in Portland - the Columbia River Correctional Institution. We do not know if this will be his "final" destination or not as he serves his last 2 years, but for the time being, and most likely for a while, his address is:

Jeffrey Luers # 13797671
CRCI
9111 NE Sunderland Ave
Portland, OR 97211-1708

Hopefully letters and books sent to him at Coffee Creek will be forwarded to him, but if you get any mail returned to you, please resend it in a new envelope to his new address. And please write to him now so that he start receiving mail and letters of support right away as he gets settled at this new location.

Thank you all for your support!

-Friends of Jeffrey Free Luers

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