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Seized radioactives were a gyp
Radioactive material seized by Czech police during a sting operation last week was found to be harmless and could not have been used for weapons or terrorism, Czech TV reported Thursday. The report was based on an interview with Dana Drabova, director of the Czech nuclear safety agency SUJB. The SUJB analyzed the three kilos of material that police seized Friday in a Brno hotel. Two Slovak men who allegedly tried to sell the material for 600,000 euros were arrested. Drabova did not identify the material, which was reportedly in the form of metal rods, but said it was old and probably came from a former Soviet bloc country. The two men have been charged with unauthorized possession of radioactive substances, and face up to 15 years in prison.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-20 |
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