Two men from Latvia, aged 32 and 36, were taken into custody on Thursday morning after being found inside the perimeter of RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire. The arrests occurred at approximately 02:00 BST. The incident began four hours earlier when military police identified an abandoned vehicle parked outside the facility. Following this discovery, military police and officers from the Cambridgeshire Constabulary conducted a search of the area, where they located a small hole in the base's perimeter fence.

The men were subsequently apprehended and arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a prohibited site. While the BBC report focuses primarily on the timing of the arrest and the location, The Guardian provides additional context regarding the nature of the facility, noting that RAF Molesworth is utilized by the United States military and NATO for intelligence operations. There is no current information suggesting that the breach was linked to terrorism or espionage, though the investigation into how the men gained entry and their intent remains ongoing. The two outlets agree on the core facts of the arrest time and the nationality of the suspects, though they differ in the level of detail provided regarding the base's strategic importance.