The ‘Russian spies’ next door: Neighbours reveal suburban lives of trio charged in police probe

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( August 16, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 /[The ‘Russian spies’ next door: Neighbours reveal suburban lives of trio charged in police probe](//link.e.independent.co.uk/click/32413220.337785/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvaHV3LWVkd2FyZHMtYmJjLXNleC1zY2FuZGFsLWIyMzc0MTE4Lmh0bWw/64c10d26314b145aeb06720bBe3bd1e96 Neighbours have revealed the suburban lives of suspected Russian spies who lived next door to a police officer for years. Bulgarian nationals Orlin Roussev, 45, Biser Dzhambazov, 42, and Katrin Ivanova, 31, were arrested in February as part of a major police sting but before that appeared to have held down ordinary jobs. The trio have been charged with possessing false passports and ID cards and other documents “with improper intention” after counterterrorism police swooped on homes in Harrow and Great Yarmouth. They are said to have known the documents for countries including the UK, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Spain, Greece and the Czech Republic were fake. Police also allegedly found Discovery and National Geographic television channel uniforms, reportedly used to carry out surveillance operations. Their neighbours spoke of their shock on Tuesday as details began to emerge of the seemingly innocuous years they have spent in Britain. Locals said that Mr Dzhambazov and Ms Ivanova, who lived at the same address as a couple in a “quiet cul de sac” in Harrow, were a “friendly” couple known to them as Max and Kate. 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