LONDON: A senior member of the US Army was arrested in Britain on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence, British police said.

The 41-year-old man was arrested near the city of Gloucester, western England, and remains in custody at a London police station, according to police.

He was arrested on suspicion of offences under a security act which relate to obtaining or disclosing protected information and assisting a foreign intelligence service. Police said the country to which the allegations relate is Russia.

Kash Patel, director of the FBI, said: “This important arrest involves allegations of espionage, which is of the utmost concern to the United States and our allies.” Brigadier General Sean Stinchon, the commanding general of US Army Counterintelligence Command, added: “The alleged conduct of a senior soldier, entrusted with sensitive information, is a sobering reminder that insider threats are real and persistent.”

Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2026