Authorities in Slovenia arrested two foreign nationals accused of spying for Russia, local media reported late Sunday.
According to the local newspaper, the two suspects were citizens of an unnamed South American country and had assumed false identities in the real estate and antiques business. Work, As per reports, he was arrested on December 5, 2022 at a rented office in the Bejegrad district of Ljubljana.
“The District State Prosecutor’s Office in Ljubljana received a notification from the Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency, on the basis of which pre-trial proceedings have been initiated,” the Ljubljana Prosecutor’s Office told the Slovenia news portal. Seoul, The prosecutor’s office said legal proceedings were ongoing, and would not officially confirm the allegations.
The operation to capture the suspected spies, allegedly carried out by the Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency, was carried out in cooperation with the security services of other countries, as was the spy cell. Allegedly Also operating outside Slovenia.
Security services across Europe have cracked down on the alleged russian spy operating on the continent in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Germany has made two arrests related to espionage within its own foreign intelligence agency.