Carried passports of several states
British police arrest suspected Russian spies
08/15/2023, 2:16 p.m
According to the BBC, three suspected spies have been in custody in Britain since February. They are accused of working for Russian secret services. They are also said to have possessed identification documents with “unfair intentions”.
According to the BBC, investigators in the UK have arrested three suspected Russian spies. The two men and one woman – all Bulgarian citizens – have been in custody since February, the public broadcaster reported. They are said to have worked for Russian secret services.
They are accused of possessing identification documents with “unfair intentions”. Accordingly, the trio has led passports, identity cards and other documents from several countries, including Great Britain, Italy and France. The suspects have lived and worked in Britain for many years – one man and woman in north-west London and the other man, who has business connections in Russia, in Great Yarmouth on England’s east coast.
The trial of the suspected spies is scheduled to begin in January 2024, the BBC reported. The responsible London Metropolitan Police confirmed on request that charges had been brought against two men aged 42 and 45 and a 32-year-old woman for possession of false identity documents. The police initially did not comment on possible espionage allegations.