INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Slovenian authorities have actually arrested 2 foreign nationals suspected of spying for Russias GRU military intelligence firm, the
Slovenian paper Delo reported Monday
The arrest operation was conducted in December by the Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency (SOVA) in the capital Ljubljana, with
suspects apparently being arrested at a rented office space in the citys Bežigrad community
A minimum of among the suspects holds Argentine citizenship, while both run in the EU member state under an incorrect identity, according to
The two supposed agents, who are believed to be a part of a broader net of GRU sleeper cells running in the West, face up to 8 years in jail
on charges of espionage and supplying incorrect information
Russian authorities have not yet discussed the event
In October, Norwegian authorities arrested GRU representative Mikhail Mikushin, who operated under the incorrect identity of Brazilian
academic José Assis Giammaria and took part in a research study program at the University of Tromsø
However Russian authorities did not confirm relate to Mikushin and labeled his arrest part of a spy mania that is being actively promoted
