London: A British man who stored material about missile systems on data sticks disguised as cufflinks and created an extensive online manual for members of ISIS was sentenced to eight years' jail on Tuesday.
Samata Ullah, 34, an unemployed man from Cardiff in Wales, had admitted five terrorism charges including membership of ISIS.
Police recovered 30 pairs of USB sticks disguised as cufflinks, which contained a guide to missile systems and instructions on how to avoid detection online.
"He's created a one-stop shop for terrorists," said Haydon in a statement, adding that Ullah used techniques the police had never seen before. "He was very technically competent... he was a very dangerous individual."
In all, police recovered over half a million internet files and 150 digital devices.
The use of encryption by some internet companies "allows terrorists to operate with impunity", Haydon said, a situation which he described as frustrating.
"We found him quite a solitary character," Haydon said. "His character in the virtual world was very different from the one in the real world."
Samata Ullah, 34, an unemployed man from Cardiff in Wales, had admitted five terrorism charges including membership of ISIS.
Police recovered 30 pairs of USB sticks disguised as cufflinks, which contained a guide to missile systems and instructions on how to avoid detection online.
"He's created a one-stop shop for terrorists," said Haydon in a statement, adding that Ullah used techniques the police had never seen before. "He was very technically competent... he was a very dangerous individual."
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In all, police recovered over half a million internet files and 150 digital devices.
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The use of encryption by some internet companies "allows terrorists to operate with impunity", Haydon said, a situation which he described as frustrating.
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"We found him quite a solitary character," Haydon said. "His character in the virtual world was very different from the one in the real world."
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