UK police make arrests in anti-terror raids

Four men were arrested today in raids across the UK for their alleged involvement in terror-related activities, including conspiracy to fund terrorism.

"They were arrested at separate residential addresses in south London on suspicion of conspiracy to provide terrorism funding (contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977)," Scotland Yard said in a statement.

Two men, both aged 24, suspected of funding terrorism were arrested by detectives from the Metropolitan Police Service's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15).

A third man, aged 25, was arrested a short time later, at another south London address, on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs (believed cannabis).
 

All three men are currently in custody at south London police stations.

Officers are continuing their search of the addresses, as well as searching a further two residential addresses in the same south London area.

Meanwhile, in a separate operation, officers in Birmingham held a 21-year-old man at a property in the Handsworth area on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: "Officers are continuing to carry out searches at the address. The arrest was pre-planned and intelligence-led. There was no immediate threat to public safety.