SBU Chief reports to Poroshenko on confiscation of illegal trafficking of nuclear materials in Ivano-Frankivsk region
Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Vasyl Hrytsak has reported to the President Petro Poroshenko on the realization of SBU's counter-intelligence mission in Ivano-Frankivsk to confiscate the illegal trafficking of nuclear material and radioactive agents.
"Thus, on August 5, 2015, a special group of SBU Central office in cooperation with SBU office in Ivano-Frankivsk region detained four members of a criminal group red handed, when trying to realize the nuclear material. According to the preliminary information, the radioactive agent is most likely to be Uranium 238," reads the statement posted by SBU press service on Wednesday.
Investigation into the matter continues. The nuclear material has been confiscated. It's being examined with the help of experts from State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine and the Emergency Service, SBU reported.
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