Three suspected Russian spies, all Bulgarian citizens, were arrested last February in the United Kingdom as part of a broad investigation into national security, as revealed on Tuesday by the British channel BBC.
The three, in police custody since February, have been identified as Orlin Roussev, 45 years old; Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, and Katrin Ivanova, 31, who had been living in the country for several years.
The detainees, who allegedly worked for the Russian secret services, are accused of carrying identity documents with “undue intent”, knowing that they were false.
Documents include passports, identity cards and other documents from the UK, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece and the Czech Republic.
The three, according to the BBC, were arrested under the Official Secrets Act by detectives from the anti-terrorism unit of the London Metropolitan Police, better known as Scotland Yard, which has national police responsibility for espionage.