Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Police trace possible uranium ore smuggling route
Comment: This is scary! Could this happen in Virginia if uranium mining is allowed?
STAFF WRITER 16:39 HRS IST
Shillong, Aug 2 (PTI) Authorities have traced a possible route used for smuggling uranium ore from Meghalaya to Bangladesh via Assam after the arrest of five persons with some uranium ore-like substance in Assam's Dhubri district.
The five were arrested with 2.5 kg of suspected uranium from Hatsinghimari on Friday last and the substance has been sent for tests, Dhubri SP Partha Sarathi Mahanta told PTI over phone.
During interrogation of the arrested persons, it was revealed that the radioactive substance was being smuggled from Meghalaya and was meant to be sold across the international border, he said.
The recovery put the security forces on an alert in view of the fear that the porous Indo-Bangla border was being used by militants to smuggle uranium and other such substances, mainly found in Meghalaya.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/208296_Police-trace-possible-uranium-ore-smuggling-route
STAFF WRITER 16:39 HRS IST
Shillong, Aug 2 (PTI) Authorities have traced a possible route used for smuggling uranium ore from Meghalaya to Bangladesh via Assam after the arrest of five persons with some uranium ore-like substance in Assam's Dhubri district.
The five were arrested with 2.5 kg of suspected uranium from Hatsinghimari on Friday last and the substance has been sent for tests, Dhubri SP Partha Sarathi Mahanta told PTI over phone.
During interrogation of the arrested persons, it was revealed that the radioactive substance was being smuggled from Meghalaya and was meant to be sold across the international border, he said.
The recovery put the security forces on an alert in view of the fear that the porous Indo-Bangla border was being used by militants to smuggle uranium and other such substances, mainly found in Meghalaya.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/208296_Police-trace-possible-uranium-ore-smuggling-route
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