London, Nov 11:
A 41-year-old serving member of the United States Army was arrested near Gloucester in England on Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and unlawful handling of protected state information linked to Russia.
The serviceman was detained during a joint operation conducted by British Counter Terrorism Policing, the FBI, and the US Army Counterintelligence Command under Sections 1 and 3 of the UK’s National Security Act 2023. British authorities carried out searches across two locations in Gloucestershire, with the suspect subsequently transported to a central London police facility for interrogation.
The soldier is reportedly a senior serviceman assigned to Imjin Barracks, which accommodates NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps headquarters. FBI Director Kash Patel characterized the arrest as significant, stressing that conduct compromising allied national defence would not be tolerated, while military counterintelligence confirmed the inquiry remains ongoing.