Drill rapper Official TS admits terrorism chemical offence
nme.comOfficial TS has pleaded guilty to possessing chemicals for terrorist purposes.The 20-year-old musician – real name Al-Arfat Hassan – is known by drill fans as the artist Official TS, and was caught by police when he was stopped at Heathrow Airport.Originally from Enfield in North London, the rapper originally sang about street violence, however, was reported by BBC News as taking a turn in 2021 and moving on to religiously-inspired violence.At the airport on February 27, officers seized two iPhones when Hassan was about to fly to Bangladesh with his father and uncle.
From there, the musician reportedly missed his flight and went home “to quickly dispose of the chemicals and most of the weapons”.But detectives working with the specialist Counter-Terrorism Policing National Digital Exploitation Service (NDES), proceeded to find a “wealth of incriminating material” on the phones.A post shared by Official TS | VENOM (@takethatriskts)This included an IS video demonstrating, on a real prisoner, how to kill with a knife, as well as footage on how to make a bomb from easily obtainable chemicals and a bulb.
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