Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Stolen pickup in Mexico contains radioactive material

Mexican authorities have issued an alert after thieves stole a pickup truck with radioactive material aboard.

The Interior Department said late Sunday the stolen material was iridium-192 and distributed a photo showing a hand-held metal cylinder with a yellow protective cover.

The department said in an alert posted late Sunday that the material was used by an industrial maintenance company.

It said the canister was aboard a 10-year-old pickup truck stolen Saturday in . . .

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