Three were arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia

Three people were arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of Russia, the capital police said.

The force said that a 41 -year -old man and a 35 -year -old woman were arrested in an address in Graies, Esix. A 46 -year -old man was arrested in a separate address in the same area.

The three were arrested on suspicion of helping foreign intelligence ceremonies, unlike Article 3 of the National Security Law (NSA) 2023 and was transferred to a police station in London.

Mitt said that the country with which allegations are linked is Russia.

MET said that the officers have performed searches in the two pillows in Essex and since then the three persons were released on the police bail with the circumstances, while the investigation continues.

The force witnessed an increasing number of people in the United Kingdom that was recruited by foreign intelligence services.

He added that the recent arrests were not related to the case of two British men currently awaiting the prison sentence after it was recruited by the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, to carry out a deliberate burning in a warehouse owned by a company linked to Ukrainian.

The Wagner Group is a special military organization operating on behalf of the Russian state.

The UK government banned it as a terrorist group in September 2023.