A 45-YEAR-old man from Rochford has been charged with spying offences under the Official Secrets Act.
The charges follow a joint operation between Essex Police and the security services.
The identity of the man has not yet been made public, but he is a British national who was arrested in Southend on Friday afternoon.
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