Truck laden with radioactive material stolen & recovered in Mexico

by Ben Reilly Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:14 am

Sleep tight!

The stolen vehicle was carrying delicate cargo -- a radioactive element used for medical purposes that also can be used to make a so-called dirty bomb.

Mexican authorities said they'd found the stolen truck and at least some of the radioactive cobalt Wednesday in a remote area about 40 km (25 miles) away from where it was taken.

But officials aren't sure whether any of the cobalt is missing, said Juan Eibenschutz Hartman, head of Mexico's National Commission for Nuclear Security and Safeguards.

And the suspected thieves are still on the loose, he said, though authorities expect they could turn up at a clinic suffering symptoms of radiation exposure.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/world/americas/mexico-radioactive-theft/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

by Irn Bru Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:49 pm

I'm sure that whoever it was that stole the truck will have a 'red' face when they come looking for treatment lol

Truck laden with radioactive material stolen & recovered in Mexico

Truck laden with radioactive material stolen & recovered in Mexico

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