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2 Men Try To Sell Weapons-Grade Uranium For $3 Million In Georgia, Arrested
BATUMI, GEORGIA, JUL 17 – Authorities seized $3 million worth of radioactive uranium that emits alpha and gamma radiation, preventing its use in explosive devices or terrorist attacks, officials said.
- On July 17, the State Security Service of Georgia arrested two suspects in Batumi, preventing an illegal uranium transaction.
- Amid transnational trafficking concerns, authorities noted the planned $3 million transaction and radioactive uranium’s alpha and beta emissions could enable a mass-fatality bomb, according to the agency.
- Uncovering the plan, security units detected and neutralised the plot early, led by the Counterintelligence Department of the SSSG and Special Operations Department of the SSSG.
- Following the arrests, the case carries five to ten years in prison and an investigation launched under Article 230 of Georgia's Criminal Code.
- Amid long-standing security concerns, Georgia's seizure of uranium could fuel explosive devices or terrorist attacks, illustrating ongoing risk.
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der Standard DEAccording to the competent security authorities, the radioactive material could have been "used for the manufacture of explosives or for the conduct of terrorist attacks"
Georgia stops sale of uranium worth $3m 'that could've been used in bomb'
Georgia's State Security Service said on Thursday it had detained two people for handling and attempting to sell $3m (R53.71m) worth of uranium which could have been used to make a deadly bomb.
These two suspects are accused of trying to sell "nuclear material", called "chemical radioactive element emitting alpha and gamma radiation".
Weapons-Grade Uranium Seized in Georgia Terror Bust
Georgia has arrested two men for allegedly attempting to illegally sell weapons-grade uranium, officials in the Caucasus nation said on Thursday. Counter-intelligence and special operations units detained a Georgian and a foreign national while they were allegedly trying to sell radioactive uranium that “could be used to manufacture explosive devices or carry out terrorist attacks,” the security services said. The “nuclear material,” described a…
A Georgian citizen and a foreigner were arrested in the western Black Sea city of Batumi
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