] Beneath the football boots and shinpads in the boot of
] Benmerzouga's car, police found equipment for "skimming"
] account details from credit cards and dozens of
] unembossed Visa and Mastercards awaiting forgery.
]
] In his flat were doctored Pakistani visas, a camouflaged
] solar battery pack and a list of parts for a field radio.
] Analysis of computers revealed extensive coded e-mail
] traffic with Pakistan.

"coded e-mail traffic" -- another tantalizing reference to encryption, but without details.

Al Qaeda Encryption Reference