North London terrorist found with manuals showing how to make 3D printed guns jailed
A North West London terrorist found with manuals showing how to make 3D printed guns has been jailed. Abdiwahid Abdulkadir Mohamed, 33, of Neasden, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday, January 21 following a trial at Kingston Crown Court.
Mohamed was stopped at Heathrow Airport in February 2022 by police using special 'schedule 7' powers which allows officers to stop people and determine whether they're involved in terrorism.
During the stop, the Metropolitan Police questioned Mohamed and also examined the digital devices he was carrying. Mohamed was allowed to leave, but his devices were sent to be further examined by specialist digital forensic officers.
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Detectives were able to identify he was using two particular Telegram accounts. It was then discovered Mohamed was a member of various extreme Islamist groups on the platform.
Most importantly, police also found a number of documents that appeared to be instructions on how to create and build 3D-printed firearms. They found that he had set up a private channel, which was only accessible by his account, and that he was using the channel to send and then effectively store the documents without being saved directly to any of his own devices.
The files and instructions were reviewed by forensic experts, who found that if followed correctly, could result in the production of viable weapons and firearms.
As a result, Mohamed was arrested at his home in Neasden in January 2023 and officers seized another mobile phone in his possession. This was also examined and officers found further evidence of his extremist mind-set, and that he had also carried out a search for 3D printers on eBay.
He was charged on January 18, 2023, with six counts of possessing documents likely to be useful for committing or preparing an act of terrorism (contrary to section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000).
Mohamed was found guilty to all counts at Kingston Crown Court on October 8 last year, before being sentenced at the same court on January 21 to seven years in prison with a further year on extended licence.
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