A MUSLIM convert said to be the fourth “Beatle” in an IS cell yesterday pleaded guilty to terrorism charges.
Aine Davis admitted persuading his wife to try to smuggle £17,300 to him in Syria — using a pal who hid the money in her knickers.
Former drug dealer Aine Davis, said to be the fourth ‘Beatle’ in an IS cell, pleaded guilty to terrorism chargesMetropolitan Police / PA Wire
The former drug dealer, 39, also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm for terrorist purposes after posing with a Kalashnikov rifle.
Dad-of-four Davis appeared by video from Belmarsh jail and will be sentenced next month
He has already served a jail term in Turkey for being in IS, and was arrested on arrival in the UK last August.
His cell kidnapped more than 20 Westerners between 2014 and 2015 and beheaded at least seven of them.
Hostages called the gang the Beatles due to their British accents — with Davis suspected of being “Paul”.
Last year, ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel failed in a bid to have him extradited to face justice in the US.
Ringleader Mohammed Emwazi, known as Jihadi John, was killed by a US drone strike in 2015.
Fellow Brits Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are serving life terms in the US.
Davis was known as Biggz in London before travelling to Syria in 2012.
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