The United States and Tanzania are working together to investigate the source of four illegal containers of uranium seized in Tanzania’s capital, Dar es Salaam, last week, the East African reported yesterday (see GSN, Sept. 25).

One of the uranium canisters was apparently made and loaded by a U.S. company, according to the East African.  The United States is cooperating with Tanzanian officials to determine how the canister arrived in Tanzania and whether the company still exists, said Michael Korff, an official at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam.

“We are pleased to cooperate with the government of Tanzania, and we will do everything possible to assist in the investigation and arrest those responsible,” Korff said.

Tanzanian authorities have already arrested five people in connection with the illegal uranium, which is believed to have entered Tanzania from a neighboring country, the East African reported.  The five have been charged with illegal possession of dangerous materials.

“There is a need for the public to report to the police anybody involved in this business of peddling dangerous materials, because radiation from these materials could affect large numbers of people and damage the environment for years to come,” said Adadi Rajabu, director of criminal investigations (East African, Nov. 18).

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