Iran arrests one Israeli spy in East Azerbaijan Province

Intelligence officials in Iran have said that they arrested an Israeli spy in its Easter Azerbaijan province, northwest of the country.

Iran Press/ Iran News: The Director-General of East Azerbaijan Intelligence Department announced the arrest of an Israeli spy and several spies connected with the security services of various countries in the province.

The Director-General of the Intelligence Department of East Azerbaijan also announced the arrest of several members of foreign spy organizations in the province last year and said: “There are no Takfiri elements in our province, and therefore we have not arrested anyone in this regard.”

He also announced the arrest of 19 members of an organized fraud gang who were preparing bank cheques and forging identification documents.