"Two men and a woman have been arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting the Russian intelligence service, the Metropolitan police said. The Met said the two men, aged 41 and 46, and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at two separate addresses in Grays on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service and taken to a police station in London. The Met added: The country to which the allegations relate is Russia."
"The Met added: The country to which the allegations relate is Russia. Commander Dominic Murphy, the head of the Met's 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. All three have been bailed while the investigation continues. Scotland Yard said it would not disclose the nationalities of those involved."
Three people were arrested in Grays, Essex on suspicion of assisting the Russian intelligence service. Two men, aged 41 and 46, and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at two separate addresses and taken to a police station in London. The allegations relate to Russia. Recent national security casework shows an increasing number of proxies being recruited by foreign intelligence services. All three suspects have been bailed while the investigation continues. Scotland Yard declined to disclose the nationalities of those involved. The arrests formed part of Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism and national security activity concerning foreign intelligence assistance.
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