Friday, June 19, 2015

Turkey detains Georgian men smuggling radioactive cesium across border - CBS News

Turkey: Men arrested carrying nuclear material at border

ISTANBUL -- Turkish news agencies say that authorities have arrested two Georgian citizens who tried to enter the Turkey with radioactive material, including cesium.

State-run Anadolu Agency says a woman identified only as N.K., aged 43, and a man, I.A., 40, were arrested Friday at a border gate in northeastern Turkey. The agency said they entered by foot from Georgia and were acting suspiciously. A search found 1.2 kilos of the cesium.

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