Police arrest 55-year-old Russian suspected of spying in Świdnica
He allegedly photographed trains and rail infrastructure and faced charges under Polish law.
Świdnica police have arrested a 55-year-old Russian citizen suspected of carrying out activities for a foreign intelligence service.
Officers from the Świdnica District Police Department stopped the man when he was photographing passing trains and rail infrastructure in Świdnica. Police also found evidence in the form of storage media containing hundreds of thousands of files tied to similar topics, covering various places and important transport sites not only in Poland.
Police said the case moved forward with close cooperation with the Świdnica prosecutor’s office and the Wrocław CBZC (Counter-Intelligence and Security Bureau) leadership. The man was charged under Article 130, paragraph 1 of the Polish Criminal Code.
He is currently being held in custody for the next three months.
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Poland Police