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Suspected Russia Spies Held In the UK

15 August, 2023
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Three suspected spies for Russia in the UK have been arrested and charged in a major national security investigation.

The defendants, all Bulgarian nationals, were held in February and have been remanded in custody since.

They are charged with possessing identity documents with "improper intention", and are alleged to have had these knowing they were fake. It is alleged they were working for the Russian security services.

The documents include passports, identity cards and other documents for the UK, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, and the Czech Republic.

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