US EditionThousands of Photos of US Military Base on Crete Found in Arrest of Man Claiming to Be Tourist
- Greek police and national intelligence arrested a 26-year-old Azerbaijani man on June 22, 2025, in Crete on suspicion of espionage involving a U.S.-Greek military base.
- Authorities conducted the arrest after surveillance and intelligence collection amid rising espionage concerns linked to regional tensions involving Iran, Israel, and the US.
- Officers seized more than 5,000 photographs, videos, and encryption software from his hotel room near the strategic NATO naval and air force base at Souda Bay.
- The base serves as an essential NATO facility in the eastern Mediterranean, visited annually by dozens of U.S. Navy and NATO ships, including USS Arleigh Burke on June 16, 2025.
- The suspect is scheduled to meet with a prosecutor this week, while investigators examine potential connections to the recent espionage-related arrest of a British individual in Cyprus.
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The Star Kuala LumpurGreek police arrest man on suspicion of spying in Crete
ATHENS - Greek police have arrested an Azeri man suspected of espionage on the island of Crete, which is home to a NATO military base, based on information from the country's intelligence service, police said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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