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Stolen uranium seized in Durban

Durban uranium stash sparks nuclear alert 2013-11-19  Rowan Philip and Jonathan Erasmus, The Witness  Durban – A shopping bag filled with stolen uranium has been seized in a sting operation in Durban, triggering alarm among local and international nuclear watchdog agencies.

The kilogram of the radioactive material confiscated is believed to be a mere sample from a much larger batch, for which police are now hunting.

In a joint operation involving the Durban organised crime unit, crime intelligence and the department of minerals and energy, two men were arrested in their car opposite a shopping centre on the Bluff, following an informant’s tip-off…..

 

November 20, 2013 - Posted by | incidents, South Africa

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