Three people are arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia

Three people were arrested on suspicion of espionage for Russia.

The arrests took place in ESSEX as a part of a counter -terrorism policy investigation into suspicious National Security Law crimes.

A 41 -year -old male and 35 -year -old woman was arrested at an address in Grays, Essex.

A 46 -year -old man was arrested with a separate address in the Grays region of Essex.

All three were taken to a police station in London, unlike the third of the 2023 National Security Law (NSA).

Met police said that Russia is the country where the allegations are interested in.

Dominic Murphy, the head of the terrorism commander, said: ‘We see the number of’ deputies’ hired by foreign intelligence services through our last national security cases.

“Indeed, the two young British men are waiting to punish after being hired by the Wagner group – effectively by the Russian state to make a swaddle in the Ukrainian warehouse.

‘They are potentially faced with long custody penalties, but to be open, today’s arrests are not dependent on this investigation in any way.

‘However, in the UK, anyone who can turn to criminal activities and criminal activities on behalf of a foreign state should rethink.

‘This kind of activity will be investigated and everyone who is found to be involved can wait for prosecution and there are potentially serious consequences for those who are convicted.’

The arrests point to the last case, including the allegations that the UK -based people are hired to espion for Russia, and are claimed with targets, including opponents criticizing the Kremlin.

In July, Dylan Earl and Jake Reeves were the first people designed to cope with threats to cope with threats that remain less than traditional espionage and espionage, and that could not work for a direct foreign enemy state.

21 -year -old Earl and 23 -year -old Reeves were hired by the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary organization after capturing a warehouse of Elon Musk’s humanitarian aid and satellite equipment belonging to Starlink Company.

The attack in Leyton east of London resulted in a damage and repairs of around 1 million pounds, and the men who were recalled to the Russians were lived live on the British employer’s face time. He set the video to music while sharing with his friends.

A court previously heard that Earl was the ‘architect’ of the land. Leicestershire was a builder who lived with his family and a part -time drug dealer in a large detached house in the countryside.

Earl and Reeves had previously accepted a crime in accordance with the aggravated arson and the National Security Law. Earl praised the Wagner Group, IRA and Irish Kinahan crime cartel.

The court joined the ‘broadcast channel’ called Gray Zone, which was established as a mouthpiece for the Wagner Group in 2022.

They had 500,000 members and issued regular tasks inviting people in European countries to participate in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

On March 2 last year, Earl said to a telegraph theme called ‘Minsk KGB’ in Russia: ‘I want to come to Russia. I have to make a new start, brother.

Do I need to be able to speak Russian because isn’t that the best? Chaotic [literally] If this is, know 30 words. ‘

Earl took his instructions and hired others, including the step -son Reeves of a police officer who failed most of his GCSSE and worked as a plane cleaner in Gatwick.

Thousands of pounds were promised to the arson, but they forgot to burn the warehouse and never paid for the attack.

Earl was scolded because they did not say that they were going to plan by the Russians.

The couple is expected to be sentenced to a later date.

And in another indifferent, six members of a Great Yarmouth -based HoneyTrap Spy ring were sentenced to imprisonment for more than 50 years to give intelligence to Russia.

Representatives have spent secrets for Russian intelligence for almost three years, looked at a US air base in Germany, and some of them queuing Vladimir Putin’s rivals, which they plan to kidnap, kill or tramp, in HoneyTraps’.

They performed one of the ‘largest and most complex’ enemy operations in the UK territory on an industrial scale ‘espionage.