Germany has been shaken by a significant espionage case involving a suspected Chinese spy network. Authorities have arrested a woman in Leipzig who is believed to have passed sensitive information about one of the country’s major airports to a man connected to Chinese intelligence services.

German authorities have arrested a Chinese national accused of passing information on a major air freight hub to a man who is suspected of spying for China.

The woman, who worked at an airport that is one of Europe’s largest cargo hubs, is accused of passing along “flights, freight and passengers” related to arms exports.

German prosecutors arrested a Chinese citizen accused of spying on transports of weapon supplies through Leipzig airport.

German police have arrested a Chinese woman in Leipzig on suspicion of spying on military shipments for Beijing’s intelligence services.

The Chinese national is accused of conveying sensitive information to an ex-AfD staffer who is also facing espionage charges.