This is the terrifying moment a ‘neo-Nazi’ teenager was swarmed by armed counter-terror police after he allegedly bought a gun for a terrorist attack.
Alfie Coleman, then 19, was detained outside a Morrisons supermarket in Stratford, east London, after he exchanged £3,500 for a Makarov gun and ammunition, the Old Bailey heard.
The former Tesco worker was snared in a ‘highly sophisticated operation’ on September 29, 2023 after he allegedly made an arrangement with an undercover MI5 officer for the supply of a Makarov pistol, five magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition.
In the shocking clip, Coleman collected the weapon dressed in a black tracksuit with his hood up.
But before he could escape with the gun, a swarm of counter-terror police descended on him with stun guns and arrested him.
Coleman, was allegedly told the undercover officer would be in a Land Rover Discovery parked in the Morrisons car park in Stratford, east London.
Jurors were shown video footage of the defendant, dressed in all black and trying to obscure his face with his hood as he went to collect the weaponry.
Coleman was seen leaving cash in the front passenger seat footwell and collecting a holdall from the boot.
Alfie Coleman, then 19, (pictured) was detained outside a Morrisons supermarket in Stratford, east London, after he exchanged £3,500 for a gun and ammunition in September 2023
CCTV footage showed Coleman collecting the weapon dressed in a black tracksuit with his hood up after placing cash in the footwell of a car (pictured)
The former Tesco worker was snared armed counter-terror police who arrested him in front of shocked shoppers in the car park of the supermarket chain
Coleman pictured moments before being swarmed by counter-terror police officers following his deal with an undercover MI5 officer
Coleman (pictured) has accepted having a significant quantity of extreme right-wing material and pleaded guilty to possessing 10 documents which contain information likely to be useful to terrorists
Coleman, now aged 21, of Great Notley in Essex, has also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess both a firearm and ammunition but has denied he was preparing for a terrorist attack.
But before he could walk away, he was confronted by counter-terrorism police officers pointing stun guns.
In front of shocked shoppers, Coleman dropped to his knees and lay flat on the ground before being handcuffed.
Coleman has accepted having a significant quantity of extreme right-wing material and pleaded guilty to possessing 10 documents which contain information likely to be useful to terrorists.
The defendant, now aged 21, of Great Notley in Essex, has also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess both a firearm and ammunition but has denied he was preparing for a terrorist attack.
The Old Bailey trial continues.
