Credit: Met Police The Bulgarian ringleader of a UK-based spy network made up of his five 'Minions' has been jailed for more than 10 years. Orlin Roussev, 47, ran a Russian spy ring from a former ...

Orlin Roussev (top left) ran a Russian spy ring from a former guesthouse in Great Yarmouth with his five 'Minions'. Credit: Met Police The Bulgarian ringleader of a UK-based spy network and his ...

When police raided the Norfolk guesthouse housing the operation, they found a number of Minions cuddly toys, including one which contained a spy camera. As we just mentioned, Orlin Roussev ran the ...

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The grandson of a Soviet spy, Marsalek is thought to have first ... She was referred to by Roussev and Marsalek as 'chief minion' and one half of the 'brunette twins' with Gaberova.

This is the moment a Russian spy ring was busted by armed police at a rundown UK guesthouse. Ringleader Orlin Roussev, 47, who led the operation from the property on the east coast of England ...

Six Bulgarian nationals, known as "The Minions," have been sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison in the UK for conducting a large-scale espionage operation on behalf of Russia's GRU.

Among the spyware found at the seaside hotel were audiovisual spy devices hidden inside a rock, men's ties, a Coca-Cola bottle and a Minions cuddly toy. Kit to make and test counterfeit identity ...