bbc.co.uk
May 14, 2013
An alleged CIA agent has been briefly detained in Moscow for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer, Russian media report.
The alleged agent was held overnight before released to US officials, Russia’s Federal Security Service said.
He is said to have been working as a secretary at the US embassy in Moscow.
The man was reportedly arrested with a large sum of money, technical devices and written instructions for the agent he had tried to recruit.