A man who was a member of various extreme Islamist Telegram groups has been found guilty of terrorism offences.

Abdiwahid Abdulkadir Mohamed, 32, was found to have collected various instruction manuals on how to create a 3D-printed gun.

A counter-terrorism investigation into Mohamed was launched after he was stopped at Heathrow airport after returning from Kenya in September 2022.

The 32-year-old was released but his devices were kept for further analysis.

This found that Mohamed was using two Telegram accounts that identified him as a member of various extreme Islamist groups on the platform.

Officers also found a number of documents that provided instructions on how to create and build 3D-printed firearms.

Experts determined that if followed correctly, the instructions could have resulted in the production of viable weapons.

Mohamed had been sending himself the documents through a private Telegram channel, which allowed him to avoid storing the documents directly to any of his devices.

The 32-year-old was arrested at home in Neasden in January last year, with officers discovering that he had carried out a search for 3D printers on eBay on a different mobile phone.

After a trial at Kingston Crown Court, he was found guilty on Tuesday (October 8) of six counts of possessing documents likely to be useful for committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

Acting Commander Gareth Rees, from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “The circulation of these kind of documents online is extremely harmful and anyone storing, or sharing this type of content can expect to be investigated and prosecuted as Mohamed was here.”

He added that the prosecution showed the value of schedule 7 counter-terrorism powers, which allow police to stop and question people entering the country without reasonable suspicion.

Mohamed will now be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on December 3.