A person suspected of spying against Lithuania for China was detained in Poland last week, the State Security Department said Tuesday.
The suspect, a 32-year-old Montenegrin national, was arrested at Warsaw Chopin Airport under a European arrest warrant issued by Lithuania’s General Prosecutor's Office, according to the agency.
The individual is suspected of espionage in a pretrial investigation launched in Lithuania last year based on intelligence provided by the State Security Department (VSD).
According to the agency, available information suggests the suspect may have collected and passed on information since 2023 about Lithuania and developments in the country that were of interest to Chinese intelligence services.
Lithuanian law enforcement authorities said the suspect is currently in temporary custody in Poland, and procedures have been initiated to transfer the individual to Lithuania.
The State Security Department said it would not provide further details about the pretrial investigation at this stage in order to avoid jeopardising the success of the probe and national security interests.
The investigation is being led and overseen by the General Prosecutor’s Office and carried out by the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau.
Lithuanian intelligence has repeatedly described China as a threat to Lithuania, particularly in the area of espionage.
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