CANNON BALL, N.D. — Officers on Thursday arrested 46 protesters and forced out all other people who remained in a camp that had been the epicenter of opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Morton County sheriff’s department announced that it had completely cleared Oceti Sakowin camp by 2 p.m. local time. Officials had also driven bulldozers and armored vehicles into the camp on federal lands near the Standing Rock Sioux’s reservation and a disputed section of the pipeline. Josh Morgan/ The Huffington Post Officers inspect a tepee in while trying to clear Oceti Sakowin camp of several dozen protesters on Thursday. “I am very happy to say that we finally introduced rule of law in the Oceti camp,” said Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier in a statement Thursday evening.

Source: Huffington Post February 23, 2017 18:33 UTC