Cambridgeshire man jailed for terrorism offences

A man from Cambridgeshire, who amassed a haul of weapons, explosive substances and items linked to Nazi ideology at his Cambridgeshire home has been jailed.

Paul Page had a horde of guns, ammunition, and chemicals – that if combined were precursor materials useful for the manufacture of explosives. He had also draped flags emblazoned with swastikas across the ceiling of an outbuilding at his Parson’s Lane property in Littleport and possessed manuals on how to produce explosives and manufacture firearms.

The items were discovered in April 2023 after Page had initially been the subject of an unrelated investigation by Cambridgeshire Constabulary linked to illegal child images.

In August that year, Page was jailed for 20 months, after admitting three charges of making indecent images of children (more than 250 illegal images were found on his digital devices) as well as six counts relating to the possession of illegal weapons.

A further investigation led by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) linked to further items recovered from the outbuilding. Detectives discovered he had collected more than 600 weapons and other militaria linked to Nazi activity during the war.

While some of this was legal memorabilia, Page was also in possession of prohibited items including landmines, grenades, rifles and ammunition. A book was found containing DIY instructions to produce a sub-machine gun. In addition, component parts of firearms, bullet casings and shells were recovered. Page had also downloaded a banned document containing instructions to make viable explosives.

Page denied having an extreme right-wing mindset, though did have an email address which referenced numbers associated with Adolf Hitler and a tattoo linked to white supremacy.

At the Old Bailey, he pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a document or record likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism; two counts of possessing an explosive substance; and four counts of possessing a firearm without a certificate.

He also pleaded guilty to two counts related to the possession of a prohibited firearm; possession of prohibited ammunition; and possession of ammunition without a certificate.

He has now been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. On release, he will be subject to a serious crime prevention order lasting five years, and a 10-year notification order.

Hannah Wilkinson, Head of ERSOU, said: “This was not harmless collecting – it was a volatile mix of extremist obsession, weapons and explosive materials. Page had surrounded himself with items capable of causing catastrophic harm, alongside instructions on how to turn them into deadly reality. Left unchecked, this was a situation that could have ended in tragedy. His sentence reflects the very real danger he posed, and removing this haul of dangerous items from his control has undoubtedly protected the public.”