South Korean Suspected of Smuggling Uranium
From Times Wire Reports
Russian police detained a South Korean citizen on suspicion of smuggling radioactive materials into the Russian Far East, news outlets reported.
Itar-Tass news agency cited prosecutors as saying the man, Kim Jong-hon, worked for a South Korean firm.
RIA Novosti news agency said Kim’s detention followed the seizure of 13 devices containing radioactive material this month in the port of Korsakov.
RIA said the devices contained low-enriched uranium-238, a highly toxic material used in ammunition and armor plating.
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