Russia arrests CIA agent in Moscow
MOSCOW. May 14. KAZINFORM A US undercover agent has been arrested in Moscow for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer, Russian media report.
The alleged CIA agent was detained overnight, the Federal Security Service (FSB) was quoted as saying.
He is said to have been working as a secretary at the US embassy in Moscow.
The man was arrested with a large sum of money, technical devices and written instructions for the agent he had tried to recruit.
"FSB counter-intelligence agents detained a CIA staff member who had been working under the cover of third political secretary of the US embassy in Moscow," officials told the Interfax news agency.
"At the moment of detention, special technical equipment was discovered, written instructions for the Russian citizen being recruited, as well as a large sum of money and means for altering appearance."
Source: BBC NEWS