European uranium smugglers caught

[Bloomberg, 29 November]
Three people have been arrested in central Europe for smuggling
uranium. Two were seized in Slovakia and one in Hungary after a joint
operation by the two countries lasting several months. Two were
Hungarian citizens, the other Ukrainian. Slovak deputy police president
Michal Kopcik told a press conference that the powdered uranium
material amounted to less than half a kilogram (1.1 lb). Kopcik said
the gang was trying to sell the uranium powder for $3500 per gram.
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