A man who amassed a haul of weapons, explosive substances and items linked to Nazi ideology at his Cambridgeshire home has been jailed.
Paul Page 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 disturbing horde of guns, ammunition, and chemicals – that if combined were precursor materials useful for the manufacture of explosives – was uncovered 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 was then led by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) linked to further items recovered from the outbuilding. Detectives from ERSOU’s Counter Terrorism Policing unit established Page had collected more than 600 weapons and other militaria linked to Nazi activity during the war.
Although much of this was legal memorabilia, he was also in possession of prohibited items including landmines, grenades, rifles and ammunition. A book was seized containing DIY instructions to enable someone with the right materials, skills and equipment 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.
Throughout police interviews Page denied holding an extreme right-wing mindset, despite having an email address which referenced numbers associated with Adolf Hitler and a tattoo linked to white supremacy. He went on to plead guilty at the Old Bailey to the following charges:
- 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.
- Four counts of possessing a firearm without a certificate.
- Two counts related to the possession of a prohibited firearm.
- Possession of prohibited ammunition.
- Possession of ammunition without a certificate.
On Tuesday (5 May 2026), Page was sentenced at the same court to six years’ imprisonment. Upon his release from prison, Page will be subject to strict safeguarding measures including 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.”