UK Security Agency Arrests Three for Spying For Russia

Three suspected spies for Russia in the United Kingdom (UK) have been arrested and charged in a major national security investigation.

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

Also, 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.

The trio were among five people arrested in February on suspicion of an offence under the official secrets act.

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They were held by counter-terrorism detectives from the metropolitan police, which has national policing responsibility for espionage, and are due to answer police bail in September.

They are:

Olin Roussev, 45, of great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, of harrow, North-West London.

Katrin Ivanova, 31, of the same harrow address.

They remain in custody and are due to appear at the old bailey at a later date.

The trio have lived in the UK for years, working in a variety of jobs, and living in a series of suburban properties.