Extremist from London jailed after being caught with manuals on 3D printing firearms
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A man from northwest London has been jailed for terrorism offences after he was found with manuals on printing 3D firearms. Abdiwahid Abdulkadir Mohamed, 33, was initially charged in January 2023 under the Terrorism Act for possessing documents likely to be useful for committing acts of terrorism.
This week, Mohamed was sentenced by Kingston Crown Court to seven years in prison with a further year on extended licence. An investigation into Mohamed’s extremist behaviour was initially launched in 2022 after counter-terrorism officers at Heathrow Airport interviewed him following a trip to Kenya.
The Met’s Counter Terrorism Command’s Chief Superintendent explained that the investigation was launched following a ‘schedule 7’ stop at the airport, which essentially allows officers to stop, question, detain and search people travelling through international ports to determine if they’re involved with terrorism.
His devices were seized following the schedule 7 stop and sent for examination, at which point forensic investigators discovered he was part of several extremist Islamic Telegram groups. According to the UK’s Counter Terrorism Police, he also possessed documents on how to create 3D-printed firearms and had carried out searches for 3D printers on eBay.
Investigators concluded that if the instructions were followed correctly, Mohamed could have made viable weapons and firearms. Mohamed, who was reportedly studying to become an electrician in Willesden at the time, was arrested and charged in January 2023.
