"Three men, aged 44, 45 and 48, have been arrested on suspicion of assisting Russia's intelligence service, the Metropolitan police said."
"The men were arrested by detectives from counter-terrorism policing at addresses in west and central London on Thursday and were in police custody, the force added. They were detained under section 3 of the National Security Act."
"We're seeing an increasing number of who we would describe as proxies' being recruited by foreign intelligence services, and these arrests are directly related to our ongoing efforts to disrupt this type of activity. Anyone who might be contacted by and tempted into carrying out criminal activity on behalf of a foreign state here in the UK should think again. This kind of activity will be investigated and anyone found to be involved can expect to be prosecuted and there are potentially very serious consequences for those who are convicted."
Three men, aged 44, 45 and 48, were arrested on suspicion of assisting Russia's intelligence service. The arrests took place at addresses in west and central London and were carried out by detectives from counter-terrorism policing; the men were in police custody. The detainees were held under section 3 of the National Security Act. Commander Dominic Murphy described an increasing number of individuals being recruited as 'proxies' by foreign intelligence services and linked the arrests to efforts to disrupt that activity. He warned that anyone tempted to carry out criminal activity on behalf of a foreign state can expect investigation, prosecution and serious consequences.
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