Rossi was arrested in Poland on suspicion of espionage. The man was located near a railway crossing in the town of Świdnica, Lower Silesia. He tried to hide from the police, but was arrested. A professional camera and photographs of transport infrastructure facilities in Poland and other countries were found on him. The Russian was accused of espionage. The coordinator of the Polish intelligence services, Tomasz Simoniak, called the arrest "unusual." According to him, Russian special services usually do not involve Russian citizens in such operations.