A 41-year-old man has been arrested near Gloucester on suspicion of offences under Section 1 and Section 3 of Britain’s National Security Act.

British police have arrested a senior member of the United States military on suspicion of spying for Russia following an investigation by counterterrorism officials, marking the latest instance of alleged espionage in the West linked to Moscow.

A 41-year-old man was arrested near Gloucester on suspicion of offences under Section 1 and Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023, according to a statement by London Metropolitan Police.

Section 1 of the Act relates to obtaining or disclosing protected information, while Section 3 relates to assisting a foreign intelligence service.

“As part of the investigation, officers are carrying out searches at two locations in Gloucestershire. The country to which the allegations relate is Russia,” the statement read.

So far, not much information is available about the soldier who was arrested.

The BBC reported on Tuesday that the soldier was based at the Imjin Barracks in Innsworth, Gloucestershire.

Those barracks serve as the base for NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), which is a strategic operational base for the military alliance.

The man has been detained under the National Security Act 2023, which allows police to hold him without charge for 14 days, the Metropolitan Police said, adding that Counter Terrorism Police London were leading the investigation.

Under British law, police generally do not publish the names of suspects before they have been charged, except in exceptional circumstances.

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