Three Stolen Trucks with Radioactive Material Recovered Quickly in Mexico Sputnik
go to original February 4, 2015

Mexican authorities found three trucks transporting potentially deadly radioactive material shortly after they were stolen, the Associated Press reports, citing local officials.

The pickup trucks were stolen at midnight in the city of Salamanca, Guanajuato state, and recovered in the neighboring state of Hidalgo, according to Luis Felipe Puente, the head of the national civil defense office. Puente shared the news during a press conference organized to report that the trucks carrying Iridium-192, were stolen.

Mexican authorities maintain that thieves wanted to steal the vehicles, not the hazardous material, according to the AP.

The radioactive material was sealed and did not present danger unless containers were opened. Iridium-192 is used in medicine to treat cancer.

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