Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said it had arrested a US citizen on Thursday who was allegedly spying for China.

The bureau said the suspect, who was identified only as Martin D., was arrested in Frankfurt and his home was being searched.

The accused, who until recently worked for the US military in Germany, is strongly suspected of agreeing to act as an intelligence agent for a foreign secret service, the statement said.

Earlier this year, he contacted Chinese government agencies and offered to pass sensitive information from the US military to a Chinese intelligence service, according to an investigation by Germany’s national intelligence service.

He had obtained the information in question during his time in the US military, the prosecutor’s statement said, without giving further details.

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German news agency dpa reported that the suspect failed to hand over any data to Chinese authorities before his arrest.