News release

Youth involved in terrorist activities of the 764 Network placed on Peace Bond by RCMP

February 19, 2026 - New Brunswick, New Brunswick
From: Federal Policing Eastern Region

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A youth involved in terrorist activities of the 764 Network has been placed on a Peace Bond by the RCMP Federal Policing – Eastern Region’s National Security Enforcement Section.

In late 2025, the RCMP Federal Policing – Eastern Region’s National Security Enforcement Section (ER NSES) in New Brunswick, in close collaboration with the Fredericton Police Force, began an investigation into a youth who was an active member of an online group in the 764 Network/The COM. Members of the Fredericton Police Force arrested the youth for Uttering Threats and Public Mischief, and soon after involved the RCMP who continued the investigation for Participation in the Activities of a Terrorist Group under s. 83.18 of the Criminal Code.

It was determined that the youth allegedly used social media to promote the violent ideology of “764”, a group that has recently been added to the Government of Canada’s terrorist entity list. This group uses social media and online gaming platforms to recruit and radicalize individuals, spread propaganda and violent extremist narratives, and incite violence both online and offline. In this file, the youth is believed to have been actively extorting victims to self-harm, making threats to schools in the province and in the United States, and to have been producing and distributing online material with the aim of gaining notoriety for the 764 Network.

The youth appeared in Fredericton Provincial Youth Court on February 18, 2026 and is now subject to strict conditions under the authority of a terrorism peace bond. 

The ER NSES in New Brunswick takes all cases of youth radicalization and victimization seriously. A terrorism peace bond can be used when investigators are concerned that a person’s actions could contribute to a terrorist offence and this enables the use of robust monitoring and de-escalation tools.

“This investigation highlights the threat of exposure to extremist online spaces and in peer-to-peer networks,” said Insp. Aaron Glode, the Officer in Charge of the ER NSES. “Be aware of who your children are talking to online and take note if they start to become more private or withdrawn.” 

ER NSES has been engaged in an education campaign with New Brunswick law enforcement agencies and the Government of New Brunswick to bring awareness to this new trend.  The RCMP continues to encourage parents to exercise vigilance as our youth engage in online spaces and to report suspicious activities. For safety tips and more information please visit https://rcmp.ca/en/federal-policing/national-security/violent-online-groups-exploiting-children-and-youth .  To learn more about the RCMP’s national security mandate or to report a non-urgent national security-related tip, please visit www.rcmp.ca/report-it. To report an immediate threat, please call 9-1-1 or your local police department.

The Youth Criminal Justice Act prevents any further release of information regarding this individual. The RCMP will not be making further comments at this time.

Inspector Aaron Glode
National Security Enforcement Section
RCMP Federal Policing - Eastern Region
rcmpnb.grcnb@rcmp-grc.gc.ca