Georgia shares experience in combating illegal nuclear, radioactive trafficking with partners
The working sessions were organised by the General Secretariat and the National Central Bureau of the Interpol. Photo: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia/Facebook.
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Professionals from 10 partner countries of Georgia have been introduced to Georgia’s experience in combating illegal trafficking of nuclear and radioactive threads in a working group of the Interpol’s Geiger project this week.
Practical simulations held in meetings of the group on Wednesday and Thursday involved dozens of participants, the Georgian Interior Ministry said, with the working sessions hosted at the Sarpi border crossing point in south-west Georgia, the Black Sea port of the seaside city of Batumi, and the city’s International Airport.
Photo: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia/Facebook
Sharing Georgia’s “advanced capability” in detecting and responding to attempts of trafficking radioactive materials was included in the sessions that involved Giorgi Burkhuzi, the Deputy Interior Minister of Georgia and Aaaron Mosby, the Senior Project Manager of the Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Unit of the Interpol, along with other officials.
The working sessions were organised by the General Secretariat and the National Central Bureau of the Interpol.
Georgia’s experience in detecting and responding to nuclear and radiation threats at border crossing points was in focus of a meeting held within the International Criminal Police Organisation’s Geiger project in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi on Wednesday, the Georgian Interior Ministry said.
The efforts of Georgian authorities to detect and seize radioactive materials in several cases over the past year has generated high praise from the country’s American and European partners.
Head of Georgia’s Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Ministry of Environment Protection, Vasil Gedevanishvili, discussed Georgia’s current policy and future intentions regarding nuclear safety with head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety and Security Coordination Section, Khammar Mrabit.
The Anti-Corruption Agency and Counterintelligence Department of the State Security Service of Georgia on Tuesday detained three individuals for illegal purchase and storage of radioactive substances and an attempt to sell them for $1.2 million.
Police officers of the Main Division for Combating Organised Crime of the Georgian Interior Ministry have arrested a United States citizen wanted for harassment and assault and sought through an Interpol Red Notice, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Friday.