A Russian citizen suspected of acting on behalf of a foreign intelligence service has been detained in Poland.
Source: Lower Silesian Voivodeship Police, via Polish news portal RMF 24 , as reported by European Pravda
Details: Law enforcement officers reported that the 55-year-old Russian man was detained by police in the city of Świdnica.
The police stated that the man had been detained whilst taking photographs of passing trains and the city's railway infrastructure.
Law enforcement officers found a large number of files on similar topics on the Russian's devices, including photo documentation of various locations and critical transport facilities, and not only in Poland.
The man was charged with acting on behalf of a foreign intelligence service against Poland.
Police seized electronic and photographic equipment, mobile phones, laptops, high-capacity portable and external hard drives, and several different identity documents.
Background: Earlier, officers from the Central Bureau of Police Investigation, the Central Cybercrime Bureau and the Polish Internal Security Agency dismantled an international criminal group involved in bank fraud. There were two Russians among the 12 people arrested. In August, police officers and the Polish Internal Security Agency detained three Russians of Chechen origin in Warsaw . Firearms and ammunition were found in their appartment.
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