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British police arrest three on suspicion of spying for Russia
By Sophie Tanno, CNN
Updated:
8:39 AM EDT, Thu September 18, 2025
Source: CNN
British police said Thursday that they have arrested three people on
suspicion of spying for Russia.
The group – a 41-year-old man, 46-year-old man and 35-year-old woman
– were all arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence
service in the county of Essex, northeast of London, a statement from
London’s Metropolitan Police said.
They were arrested as part of a counter terrorist investigation into
suspected National Security Act offenses, the statement said, and taken
to a police station in London.
Officers conducted searches at the two addresses in Essex. All three
people have since been released on conditional bail, while the
investigation remains ongoing, police said.
CNN has approached the Russian embassy in London for comment.
Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Counter Terrorism Command, said:
“Through our recent national security casework, we’re seeing an
increasing number of who we would describe as ‘proxies’ being
recruited by foreign intelligence services.”
Murphy cited a at a warehouse run by a Ukrainian man in Leyton – a
town in east London – carried out by proxies on behalf of Russia’s
Wagner Group, as an example of this. However, he stressed that
Thursday’s arrests were not connected to that investigation.
UK and Russia relations have cratered since Moscow launched its
full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the Kremlin has denied previous
accusations of spying.
Several European countries have accused Russia of carrying out
espionage and sabotage activities.
Lithuania on Wednesday accused Russia of being behind the detonations
of parcels carried by DHL and DPD as part of a test run for to trigger
explosions on cargo flights to the United States.
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