The head of the FBI, Patel, announced the detention of an ex-member of the US Special Operations Command.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has detained a former employee of the US Special Operations Command, who is suspected of passing classified information to members of the press. This was announced on April 8 by the head of the FBI, Kesh Patel.

"Let this serve as a warning to all potential informants.: we handle such cases and make arrests. The FBI will not tolerate those who are trying to betray our country and put Americans in danger," the bureau chief wrote on Twitter. Twitter).

At the same time, Patel did not disclose the identity of the detainee, nor did he specify what information was being transmitted.

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