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

That’s when Ventura police arrested Gu as she tried to run away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“And that you got arrested? I mean, is that true?”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz