State Security Service detain three for illegal purchase, storage, attempt of sale of radioactive substances
It also noted the group were “actively searching” for a buyer of the materials, maintained secrecy by “systematically changing” the place of storage, and finally attempted to sell the substance, at which time they were arrested.Photo: State Security Service of Georgia.
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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.
The Agency said it had established that the organised group was illegally storing radioactive substances with gamma radiation in capital Tbilisi and the eastern municipality of Sagarejo.
The substances with the dangerous type of radioactive exposure were being stored at the residential addresses of the individuals, the state body added.
Photo: State Security Service of Georgia.
It also noted the group were “actively searching” for a buyer of the materials, maintained secrecy by “systematically changing” the place of storage, and finally attempted to sell the substance, at which time they were arrested.
The crime is punishable by five to 10 years in prison.