London, Oct 19, 2016 – Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) today arrested a man as part of an ongoing investigation into the funding of terrorism in Syria.
The 23-year-old man, names withheld was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to provide terrorism funding (contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977) after he visited a police station in south London. He remains in custody at this time.
Previously, three other people have been arrested as part of the investigation.
On Tuesday, 17 May two men – both aged 24 were arrested at separate residential addresses in south London on suspicion of the same offence. They later released on bail, and have since been re-bailed – next due to return to a police station on a date in October.
On Monday, 15 August a 20-year-old man was arrested, at an address in south London, also on suspicion of conspiracy to provide terrorism funding. He was later released on bail until a date in October.
A third man was also arrested on Tuesday, 17 May. The 26-year-old was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of Class B drugs and was subsequently charged with possession with intent to supply Class B drugs. He pleaded guilty at a magistrates’ court where he received a community order.
