"Paul Page, 52, of Littleport in Cambridgeshire, has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offences. Page also had guides and manuals on how to produce explosives and manufacture firearms, the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) said. Some of his extensive stash was discovered in 2023 by Cambridgeshire Police officers, who were investigating reports that Page had downloaded child abuse images."
"Detectives from ERSOU's Counter Terrorism Policing unit established that Page had collected more than 600 weapons and other militaria linked to Nazi activity during the war. Police said although much of this was legal memorabilia, he was in possession of a number of prohibited items, including landmines, grenades, rifles and ammunition."
"A book was seized containing instructions on how to produce a sub-machine gun, and component parts of firearms, bullet casings and shells were recovered. There were also several chemicals that if combined were precursor materials useful for the manufacture of explosives. Page had also downloaded a banned document containing instructions to make viable explosives."
Paul Page, 52, from Cambridgeshire, was found with a cache exceeding 600 weapons including landmines, grenades, and rifles at his residence. The discovery occurred during an investigation into child abuse images, which resulted in a separate 20-month prison sentence for 250 illegal images. Subsequent counter-terrorism investigations revealed prohibited military items, Nazi memorabilia, and extensive materials for manufacturing explosives and firearms. Police recovered component parts, chemicals suitable for explosive production, and banned instructional documents. Page possessed an email address referencing Adolf Hitler and related tattoos. Despite evidence of extreme right-wing ideology, Page denied holding such views during police interviews.
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