The Ministry of Defence Police protects the UK’s defence community, assets and sites, with armed officers and specialist teams across Britain.
Two Latvian nationals living in the UK have been arrested inside the RAF Molesworth perimeter on suspicion of trespass and entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK. Counter-terrorism police lead the investigation as authorities review the security of nearby bases in England following a separate incident at RAF Fairford.
British counter-terrorism police have arrested a man in Westminster and searched a nearby property as part of the investigation into the September 27 security incident near RAF Fairford. The probe has recovered petrol from vans but no explosives; five men arrested earlier remain on bail while investigators pursue multiple lines of inquiry, including potential foreign-state involvement.