Mexican National Arrested In South Florida For Being Agent Of Russia

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Mexican national has been arrested in South Florida for being an agent of a foreign power.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes was working on behalf of Russia.

According to court documents, a Russian government official recruited Fuentes in 2019, directing him to rent a specific property in Miami-Dade.

Fuentes then reportedly traveled to Russia to inform the Russian government about the arrangements.

The DOJ said Fuentes went to Moscow in February of 2020 to meet with his Russian recruiter, where he was told to scout a U.S. government source’s vehicle.

Fuentes was reportedly ordered to “locate the car, obtain the source’s vehicle license plate number, and note the physical location of the source’s vehicle.”

Court documents show Fuentes, who was to meet with the Russian official again in April or May, traveled to Miami on Feb. 13 from Mexico City.

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