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Four Individuals Arrested for Selling Osmium-187 as of Sting Operation in Moscow Suburb
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20070250 |
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Sotrudniki UBEP
[sic] zaderzhali sbytchikov redkozemelnogo metalla osmiya
[Authorities from the Department of the Interior Directorate for
Fighting Organized Crime Detained Sellers
of Osmium] |
| Date: |
12 October 2007 |
| Bibliography:
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RIA Novosti |
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Waste/Scams/Contaminated Materials |
Abstract:
On 3 October 2007, the Department of the Interior Directorate for Fighting
Organized Crime (UBOP GUVD) conducted a sting operation as a result of which
four Russian nationals, suspected of selling Osmium-187, were detained in Khimki
(a Moscow suburb). The individuals, two residents of Moscow, and two residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy,
were arrested as they were trying to sell UBOP officials an ampoule containing
10.5 grams of osmium for $735,000 dollars. During the search, authorities
seized a second ampoule labeled "Osmium-187," which contained an unspecified
quantity of a cobalt and zinc mixture, along with fake certificates of
authenticity and money. [1] An investigation is ongoing, and criminal
proceedings were initiated against all four individuals. [1]
[A sale of 6.5 g of osmium was prevented in Podolsk (Moscow region) in
the first half of 2007. Please see case
20070200 for more
information.]
[1] “V Khimkakh zaderzheny prodavtsy radioaktivnogo metalla” [Sellers of
radioactive metal detained in Khimki], RIA RBK, 12 October 2007; in Integrum Techno, http://www.integrum.ru/.{Entered 11/06/07 PT}
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