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Mexico says device containing radioactivity stolen
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Original Publication Date: February 14, 2017 8:03AM
Publication Updated: April 26, 2025 5:38PM
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities say a measuring device containing radioactive material has been stolen in north-central Mexico.
The Interior Department says the gauge — apparently of a type commonly used in road construction — was taken on Monay from a roadside in the state of Queretaro.
The department said Tuesday that the equipment poses a low level of risk, but urged the public to report it if they find it.
There have been a half dozen thefts of radioactive material in Mexico in the last two years. The hazardous materials have been recovered in the previous cases.
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