A 33-year-old man from Fort St. John, B.C., has been arrested and is facing terrorism-related charges, the RCMP say.

An investigation that began in October revealed that Othman Ayed Hamdan was allegedly involved in spreading pro-Islamic State propaganda online, according to police.

Hamdan has been charged with three terrorism-related offences:

Counselling to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group

Counselling to assault causing bodily harm for the benefit of a terrorist group

Counselling to commit aggravated assault, for the benefit of a terrorist group

The RCMP said it was able to capture the man with the help of Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams, Canada’s specialized counter-terrorism force.

“Through the collaboration of our INSET, we were able to arrest this individual and disrupt his efforts to harm citizens across the country,” Dan Bond of the British Columbia RCMP said in a news release Friday.

Hamdan is being held in custody and is set to appear in court soon.

Federal Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney commended the Mounties’ work on the case.

“It is clear that the threat is real,” Blaney said in a statement on Friday.

He said Canada’s anti-terrorism laws are helping police agencies track down and arrest suspects.

“We will continue to ensure that our police forces have the tools they need to protect Canadians against this evolving threat of terrorism,” Blaney said.