British Embassy security guard caught spying for Russia

David Smith, originally from Paisley, was working at the Embassy in Berlin

A court has heard a Scottish security guard at the British embassy in Berlin was caught spying for Russia in an undercover operation.

The judge at the Old Bailey in London was told Smith was driven by an intense hatred for his own country and by pro-Putin views.

The 58-year-old is alleged to have received substantial sums of money in exchange for sensitive information from the embassy in Germany.

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