arrested

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The couple were on a round-the-world motorcycle trip when they were arrested on suspicion of espionage in January 2025 – charges they deny.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In some cases, governments have pre-emptively arrested operatives they were tracking before the war started.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Duterte was arrested in March last year, flown to the Netherlands on the same day, and is detained in the Hague where he awaits trial.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

A suspect has been arrested after two adjacent shelters were raided by the police.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Soon, Alexander Schmorell, Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, and about one hundred other suspects were arrested, too.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti