An American serviceman was arrested in England on suspicion of spying for Russia.
The arrest was carried out as part of a joint operation by MI5 and the Terrorist Police - on the British side, and the counterintelligence of the US Army and the FBI - on the US side.
It is known that the suspect is 41 years old and was arrested on November 10 near the city of Gloucester, about 150 km from London. According to preliminary data, he served in the area at the British Imagine base, which is the headquarters of NATO's rapid deployment force.
“Officers are searching two locations in Gloucestershire as part of their investigation. The country the charges relate to is Russia," Scotland Yard said.
The FBI talks about a "significant arrest" and notes that the FBI is increasing the number of arrests in "counterintelligence and espionage operations": 167 arrests in the last 21 months, a 53% increase. As the Daily Mail points out, the US military may have "offered to spy for Moscow after being 'trusted with classified information'".
The man who was arrested was taken into custody at the London police station. The investigation is carried out by members of the organized crime unit in London.