The Mounties are Canada's Swiss-army knife of elite law enforcement

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In honor of Canada Day, July 1, we decided to take a look at one of the most storied law enforcement units in the world — the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, better known as "The Mounties."

Though widely known for the image of the flat brimmed trooper in the red coat on horseback, the Mounties are actually a nation-wide elite law enforcement unit, comparable to the American FBI.

They tackle a broad array of operations from anti-gangs to counter-terrorism.

This post was originally written by Brian Adam Jones.

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