Self-proclaimed Islamic sheik Junaid Thorne has had his Sydney home raided by federal police.
An Australian Federal Police (AFP) spokesman has confirmed a search warrant was carried out at a Bass Hill home in the city's west on Thursday.
The 25-year-old was issued with a summons to attend a court in Perth, where it is believed he is residing, however a date has yet to be fixed.
The AFP spokesman would not specify what the raid was related to, only saying it was "part of an ongoing investigation".
Mr Thorne, who last year was banned from preaching in West Australian prisons, has attracted a following since he was deported from Saudi Arabia in July 2013.
More recently he provoked the ire of Australians online after tweeting his support for the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris last week.
The known radical said insulting a religion was likely to cause a backlash, even if it was done under "freedom of speech".
"If you want to enjoy `freedom of speech' with no limits, expect others to exercise `freedom of action'," he tweeted.
Mr Thorne also attracted controversy last year after he publicly defended slain terrorist teenager Numan Haider.
Haider was shot dead in Melbourne after stabbing two police officers in September.
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