Pair Released After Faslane Base Entry Attempt

A 34-year-old Iranian man and a 31-year-old Romanian woman arrested on suspicion of attempting to enter a key British naval base housing nuclear submarines were released from custody without court appearances, Scottish prosecutors announced Monday.

The pair, identified as Sarsam Abutakir and Alina Valentina, had been detained around 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026, after police responded to reports of two individuals trying to access HM Naval Base Clyde, commonly known as Faslane, near Helensburgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. They were charged in connection with the incident and scheduled to appear before Dumbarton Sheriff Court on March 23. However, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) decided against proceeding with the case against Valentina after reviewing the evidence.

In a statement, a COPFS spokesperson said: "The Procurator Fiscal received a report relating to a 31-year-old woman and an incident said to have occurred on March 19, 2026. After careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, including the available admissible evidence, the Procurator Fiscal decided that there should be no proceedings." The spokesperson added that the...