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Uranium worth Rs 24 cr seized, 2 held

DNAIndia

Mumbai

Thu,22 Dec 2016

 

Summary: According to the police, they received a tip-off that two persons were in possession of the suspected radioactive material, and were looking for a buyer. On being interrogated, the duo said the radioactive material was brought in from a foreign country. The duo were supposed to sell the depleted radioactive material to a person in Thane on Wednesday night. A First Information Report (FIR) will be registered against the duo soon, police said. The uranium is suspected to have been smuggled in from an overseas atomic power plant.

The Thane police on Tuesday arrested two men for allegedly possessing eight kilograms of uranium valued at more than Rs 24 crore. The uranium is suspected to have been smuggled in from an overseas atomic power plant. The duo were supposed to sell the depleted radioactive material to a person in Thane on Wednesday night. A First Information Report (FIR) will be registered against the duo soon, police said. According to the police, they received a tip-off that two persons were in possession of the suspected radioactive material, and were looking for a buyer. "We posed as prospective buyers and got in touch with the duo

We arranged to meet outside a hotel on Ghodbunder Road in Thane on Wednesday, and nabbed them as soon as they arrived. After we inspected them, we found a blue pouch inside a handbag which contained two pieces of black uranium, a carbon paper and an envelope," said a senior officer on condition of anonymity. The uranium pieces were tested at the BARC laboratory, which in its report said that while one piece contained 87.70 per cent of uranium, the other piece had 79.50 per cent of the chemical element. A senior crime branch officer said, "The depleted uranium has been smuggled into the country. On being interrogated, the duo said the radioactive material was brought in from a foreign country.

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Thane crime branch detains 2, claims seizure of 8kg ‘depleted uranium’

MUMBAI Updated: Dec 22, 2016 00:32 IST

Padmja Sinha
Hindustan Times

The police show the plates that they claim are depleted uranium. (Praful Gangurde/HT)

The Thane crime branch on Wednesday detained two people and claimed to have seized 8 kg of depleted uranium plates worth Rs 24 crore from them. The officials are investigating the case for further information.Joint commissioner of police Ashutosh Dumbre said, “The detention has been result of the efforts put by the officials under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police Parag Manere and senior police inspector Ravindra Doiphode.”Bharat Shelke, an official who was also part of the investigation team, said, “We got a tip off regarding the uranium from our informers and accordingly we took steps to nab them. The culprits were nabbed near Byke Hotel at Ghodbunder Road and are being grilled for more information.”

The two persons, who have been detained, were allegedly looking for customers and planning to sell it at throw away prices. “The sample of the uranium has been sent to the Bhabha Atomis Research Center (BARC) Lab for testing to establish content and worth of the depleted uranium. As the samples have already been sent it will take at least two days’ time to get the reports. Depending on the BARC report, we will take further action,” added Shelke.

When HT asked the official if there are chances that others too are involved in a similar illegal trade, Shelke said, “Though we are not sure but it is possible. That’s why we are continuously talking to them and grilling them. A detailed FIR would be filed once reports are obtained and we suppose that the investigation will go on for long also we have activated our informers for more clues.”

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Moldova seizes radioactive uranium from criminal group

In this May 27, 2015 photo, former Moldovan police investigator Constantin Malic pauses during an interview in Chisinau, Moldova. In 2009, Malic was a 27-year-old police officer when he first stumbled upon the nuclear black market. There have been at least four attempts in the past five years in which criminal networks sought to sell radioactive material to extremists through Moldova. (Vadim Ghirda / AP)

By Associated Press
Fri., June 24, 2016

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA — Moldovan intelligence officials say they have seized an “imposing quantity” of radioactive uranium from a criminal group and detained several people.
The Moldovan Intelligence and Security Service on Friday said the uranium was due to be sold for $210,000 (U.S.) but did not say how big the haul was.

In a statement, it said “a criminal group specializing in smuggling radioactive substances was uncovered.”

It said there was an ongoing investigation into where the uranium came from and how the detained people got involved.

An Associated Press investigation revealed in 2015 that there have been at least four attempts in the past five years in which criminal networks with suspected Russian ties sought to sell radioactive material to extremists through Moldova.

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Moldova Seizes Radioactive Uranium, Detains Several People

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHISINAU, Moldova — Jun 24, 2016, 3:57 AM ET

Moldovan intelligence officials say they have seized an “imposing quantity” of radioactive uranium from a criminal group and detained several people.

The Moldovan Intelligence and Security Service on Friday said the uranium was due to be sold for $210,000 but did not say how big the haul was.

In a statement, it said “a criminal group specializing in smuggling radioactive substances was uncovered.”

It said there was an ongoing investigation into where the uranium came from and how the detained people got involved.

An Associated Press investigation revealed in 2015 that there have been at least four attempts in the past five years in which criminal networks with suspected Russian ties sought to sell radioactive material to extremists through Moldova.