A police spokesman has said that authorities in Iran’s Hormozgan province have arrested two people for alleged espionage during the 12-day war with Israel, Al Jazeera reports citing the Islamic Students’ News Agency (ISNA).

The suspects were arrested by intelligence officials from Hormozgan for allegedly communicating with foreign entities about specific locations of potential targets within the country, ISNA quoted the police spokesman as saying.

The male and female suspects allegedly concealed their activities under the guise of importing cosmetics and repairing satellite phones, the report said, adding that they had received “huge sums of money” for their work.

A search of their reported “hideout” resulted in the discovery of telecommunications equipment, as well as GPS and satellite phones, ISNA reported.

No statements were immediately available from the accused, and the authorities’ statement could not be independently verified.