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TORONTO — A 53-year-old engineer has been arrested for attempting to pass classified information about Canadian naval vessels to the Chinese government, the RCMP announced on Sunday.

Qing Quentin Huang was charged with two counts under the Security of Information Act for attempting to “communicate to a foreign entity” sensitive Canadian government documents.

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Mr. Huang was arrested in Burlington, Ont., on Saturday following Project Seascape, described by police as a “very swift investigation” that spanned only two days.

Canadian intelligence officials tipped off the RCMP on late Thursday that he was allegedly shopping the documents to China. RCMP Chief Supt. Larry Tremblay would not comment on Mr. Huang’s motive.

“It would be unfair for me to speak to motive. I think that question is more to the defence side and to the accused himself. I’m in no position to comment on why he did what he did, considering it’s an illegal activity to begin with.”