State Security Detains Three for Illegal Handling and Selling of Radioactive Substance

The State Security Department under the State Security Service of Georgia has detained three persons for the illegal handling and selling of a radioactive substance.

Officers of the State Security Department under the State Security Service of Georgia, as a result of operative and investigative activities, detained the members of a criminal group: Mirian B. (DoB 1979), Konstantine B. (DoB 1976) and Joseb Ch. (DoB 1976) for illegal handling and selling nuclear material- Cesium 137 – which they planned to sell for USD 100,000. The radioactive material has been seized.

The investigation established that the members of the criminal group illegally purchased and kept the radioactive substance – a radioactive isotope of Cesium - Cs137, a product of nuclear reaction which, according to the gamma ray emission and radiological expertise report, is dangerous for health.

The investigation is on-going on the basis of illegal handling and selling of nuclear material (Article 230, Part I of the Criminal Code of Georgia).

Katie Ruth Davies. Source: Administration of State Security Service of Georgia