<p>Duncan Larcombe, royal editor of Rupert Murdoch-owned The Sun, was arrested on Thursday along with two others in connection with Scotland Yard’s inquiry into alleged illegal payments to public officials by journalists for information.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Officials from Operation Elveden carried out the arrests but did not name the individuals. However, Larcombe has been identified in media reports as one of the three arrested during raids.<br /><br />Scotland Yard said in a statement: “Today’s operation is the result of information provided to police by News Corporation’s management standards committee. “It relates to suspected payments to a public official and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately”. <br /><br />Larcombe, 36, who was ‘The Sun’s’ defence editor until last year, was arrested in Kent.</p>
<p>Duncan Larcombe, royal editor of Rupert Murdoch-owned The Sun, was arrested on Thursday along with two others in connection with Scotland Yard’s inquiry into alleged illegal payments to public officials by journalists for information.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Officials from Operation Elveden carried out the arrests but did not name the individuals. However, Larcombe has been identified in media reports as one of the three arrested during raids.<br /><br />Scotland Yard said in a statement: “Today’s operation is the result of information provided to police by News Corporation’s management standards committee. “It relates to suspected payments to a public official and is not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately”. <br /><br />Larcombe, 36, who was ‘The Sun’s’ defence editor until last year, was arrested in Kent.</p>