Four people, including some active members of the military, are facing charges related to creating an extremist, terrorist group.

The RCMP says the group had plans to forcefully take over land in Québec City.

Three people, two people, aged 25 and 25 from Québec City, along with a 24-year-old from Neuville, allegedly planned to create an anti-government militia and “took concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity,” according to a news release from RCMP.

To achieve their goal, they took part in military-style training, along with shooting, ambush, survival, and navigation exercises. They also conducted a scouting operation, but the police do not say where.

They allegedly used several firearms for their training, including some banned weapons, and high-capacity magazines and tactical gear.

The fourth person charged, a 33-year-old from Pont-Rouge, faces charges for possessing guns, banned devise and explosives, and several “controlled items,” as well as transferring guns and ammo, and carelessly storing guns, police say.

Police searched a spot in the area of Québec City in January, 2024, and found:

• 16 explosives
• 83 firearms and accessories
• about 11,000 bullets of various calibres
• nearly 130 bullet magazines
• four pairs of night vision goggles
• military equipment

The four people charged will appear in court Tuesday at the Québec City courthouse.

We have reached out to the RCMP to for further information.