US EditionThree arrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service
- On Thursday, detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing London arrested three men aged 44, 45 and 48 at separate west and central London addresses, and they remain in police custody.
- They were detained under Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023, with alleged offences relating to assisting a foreign intelligence service identified as Russia.
- Police spokespeople issued a prosecution warning, stating anyone tempted to aid foreign states should "think again" and face "potentially very serious consequences" if convicted.
- Searches are ongoing at the addresses and another west London property, with the Met confirming the arrests form part of an ongoing investigation into alleged offences.
- Commander Dominic Murphy, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said authorities see rising recruitment of `proxies` by foreign intelligence services and the arrests relate to disruption efforts.
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Three men have been arrested in London on suspicion of spying for a Russian intelligence agency. The men are aged 48, 45, and 44, according to British police. The suspects were arrested at addresses in the west and city center of the British capital. Further investigation is underway at two addresses in west London. The suspects emerged as part of a larger investigation into Russian espionage in the United Kingdom. According to the head of Londo…
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British counterterrorism police have arrested three men in London on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service—identified as Russia—under the UK’s National Security Act, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on October 23. The men, aged 48, 45, and 44, were detained at addresses in west and central London, with searches continuing at those locations and another site in west London. All three suspects were arrested under Section…
The British police have reported on Thursday the arrest of three people suspected of working for the Russian intelligence services, in their respective homes in central and western London. These arrests are part of a broader operation against the growing network of collaborators that Moscow would have available on British territory. They are three men of 44, 45 and 48 years old. “We are seeing an increasing number of recruits, whom we could desc…
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