[caveat emptor]

The arrests were made Friday and Saturday after the group acquired three tons of ammonium nitrate from undercover Mounties in a sting operation, the Toronto Star reported.

Any reliable reports of this canard yet?

[Clive]

The version that I heard is that the Horsemen substituted an innocuous substance in 25 kg ammonium nitrate bags and delivered the substitute in place of the ordered ammonium nitrate.

BTW: Canada still follows the common law respecting agents provocateur. It is not entrapment unless the subject of the sting is Incited or induced to do an unlawful act that he otherwise would not commit. It is perfectly lawful for the agent provocateur to facilitate an act that the subject had a prior intent to commit.

This is really no different from a drug buy or sale between an agent provocateur and a drug dealer that is routine practice throughout the common law.

[SauronOfMordor]

Any reliable reports of this canard yet?

From what I've been following, the suspects

1. Made an order for 3 tons of AN
2. This naturally caused some interest
3. The cops delivered fake AN
4. and arrested them after delivery

As long as the cops just made the delivery, and in no way induced the suspects to make the purchase, there is no entrapment.