2 Halifax-area brothers charged with 'terrorist' hoax at U.S. border

Two Halifax-area brothers have been charged with committing a hoax related to terrorist activity in October that closedthe Woodstock, N.B.,border crossing to Houlton, Maine, police say.

Bailey Roy, 21, and Damien Roy, 22, were also charged in Woodstock provincial court with obstruction, saidNew Brunswick RCMPCpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh.

The brothers were charged jointly when they appeared in court Wednesday. They remain in custody and are due back in court next month.

Rogers-Marsh said she could not provide details about the hoax due to a court-orderedpublication ban on the evidence in the case.

RCMP have said they responded to a report ofa suspicious vehicle stopped between the Canada and U.S. entry pointsaround 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 26.

The men inside the vehicle refused to communicate with border agents, police said.

About six hours later, when the vehicle proceeded toward the U.S. port of entry, both men were arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and the vehicle was seized.

The border was closed for much of the day.

Bailey Roy was returned to Canadian custody on Oct. 28and is scheduled to be in court again Dec. 4.

His brotherwas returned on Nov. 25, and is to beback in court Dec. 18.