Senior U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in Britain on Suspicion of Spying for Russia
GLOUCESTER, England — A 41-year-old member of the U.S. Army was arrested near Gloucester on Tuesday, November 10, on suspicion of offences under Section 1 and Section 3 of Britain's National Security Act 2023, and the allegations relate to Russia, the Metropolitan Police said. The man remains in custody at a London police station, and officers are carrying out searches at two locations in Gloucestershire. U.S. Army officials described the man as a senior soldier who had been entrusted with sensitive information.
The Metropolitan Police said the investigation is being led by Counter Terrorism Policing London, working closely with U.S. authorities, the U.S. military and the FBI. The investigation is not linked to any other ongoing Counter Terrorism Policing investigations, and enquiries continue. The case is still developing.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, said the significant arrest and investigation were the result of close collaboration between U.K. and U.S. authorities, that the allegations are serious, and that the investigation is very much ongoing.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the important arrest involves allegations of espionage, which he said are of the utmost concern to the United States and its allies, and that the FBI has no tolerance for anyone who breaks their oath to the United States and endangers the national security of the United States and its partners. He said the FBI has made 167 counterintelligence and espionage arrests over the last 21 months, a 53 percent increase, and thanked U.K. Counter Terrorism Policing, MI5, U.K. Defence Counter Intelligence, and the U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command.
Brig. Gen. Sean Stinchon, commanding general of U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command, said the alleged conduct of a senior soldier entrusted with sensitive information was a sobering reminder that insider threats are real and persistent, and he urged anyone who thinks they have witnessed something suspicious to report it to their local counterintelligence office.
The Times reported that the soldier is understood to have been stationed at Imjin Barracks near Innsworth, where NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps has its headquarters. British police have not released the man's name or details of the information the allegations concern.
(Source: Metropolitan Police)
Source: Metropolitan Police
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