Two men and a woman are said to have worked for the Russian secret service and had identification documents from several countries. They were arrested.

According to information from the BBC, investigators in Great Britain have arrested three suspected Russian spies. The two men and one woman, all Bulgarian citizens, have been detained since February, the public broadcaster reported on Tuesday. It is said that they worked for the Russian secret services. They are accused of possession of identification documents with “unfair intent.” As a result, the trio carried passports, identity cards and other documents from several countries, including Britain, Italy and France.

The suspects had lived and worked in Britain for many years, the report said: a man and a woman in northwest London and the other man, who had business connections in Russia, in Great Yarmouth on the east coast of England. The trial against the alleged spies is scheduled to begin in January 2024, the BBC also reported.

At the request of the German Press Agency, the responsible London Metropolitan Police confirmed that charges had been brought against two men aged 42 and 45 and a 32-year-old woman for possession of false identity documents. Police initially did not comment on possible spying allegations.