Pickup Truck With Radioactive Material Aboard Stolen in Mexico
A pickup truck transporting radioactive material in Mexico was stolen on Saturday, authorities have issued an alert.
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Mexican authorities have issued an alert after thieves stole a pickup truck with radioactive material on board.
The Interior Department of Mexico said on Sunday the stolen material was iridium-192 and distributed a photo showing a hand-held metal cylinder with a yellow protective cover.
The department also posted an alert on Sunday saying the material was used by an industrial maintenance company.
It said the canister was on board a 10-year-old pickup truck stolen on Saturday in San Juan del Rio, an industrial city north of Mexico City.
The department said the material was not dangerous unless removed from its protective container.
There have been a half-dozen thefts of radioactive material in Mexico in the last two years. The hazardous materials have been recovered in the previous five cases.
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