"Three men have been arrested on suspicion of assisting Russia's intelligence service. The Metropolitan Police said the three men, aged 44, 45 and 48, were arrested at addresses in west and central London by detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing on Thursday. They were detained under section 3 of the National Security Act and are now in police custody, the force added."
"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, Commander Dominic Murphy, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said. 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."
Three men, aged 44, 45 and 48, were arrested at addresses in west and central London by detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing. They were detained under section 3 of the National Security Act and remain in police custody. The arrests were on suspicion of assisting Russia's intelligence service. Law enforcement warned of an increasing number of proxies being recruited by foreign intelligence services and emphasized ongoing efforts to disrupt such activity. Individuals contacted and tempted into carrying out criminal activity on behalf of a foreign state in the UK were cautioned that investigations and prosecutions can follow, with potentially very serious consequences upon conviction.
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