Greenpeace Protesters Arrested For Breaking Into Syncrude Site In Alberta

Fort McMurray, Canada (AHN) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested 11 members of environmental group Greenpeace for trespassing into Syncrude Canada Ltd.'s operation in northern Alberta.

The Canadian Press reported that Greenpeace protesters broke into the site Thursday in protest of the company's oilsands development. A banner was unfurled at a tailings pond, which read: "World's Dirtiest Oil: Stop the Tar Sands'.'

The site was where some 500 migratory birds died in April due to alleged environmental violations by Syncrude. The Province of Alberta has yet to charge Syncrude over the dead ducks under the provincial environmental laws.

The protesters were detained, charged $287 fine and were released afterward. Charges are still pending, according to the RCMP.