Nuclear Smuggling Charges Are Dropped
From Times Wire Reports
Prosecutors dropped all charges without explanation against the head of a South African engineering company accused of trafficking in nuclear-related equipment.
Johan Meyer, 53, was arrested last week at his Tradefin Engineering company in Vanderbijlpark. He was accused of helping to supply equipment to Libya’s now-abandoned nuclear weapons program.
Prosecutors refused to comment on speculation that Meyer cut a deal.
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