Security & Strategic Review - February 2016 (ISSN 1741-4202)

MEXICO | Stolen radioactive material found. On 8 March, federal police (PF) found the radioactive iridium-192 source, and the red Chevrolet truck being used to transport it, stolen 10 days earlier. Two known criminals have been arrested for the theft, who claim not to have been aware of the contents of the truck when they stole it. The gamma radiation source was located in the town of Hermosa Provincia in Acambay, State of Mexico.