BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A man was arrested for trying to sell plutonium in an undercover investigation, the Kyrgyz security agency said Tuesday amid rising worries of a growing black market trade in radioactive materials.
He was in possession of plutonium-239...the radioactive material was packed in 60 ampoules.
Kyrgyz agents arrest man in radioactive sting [msnbc]
Kyrgyzstan Seizes Nuclear Bomb-Grade Plutonium [Reuters]
Smuggler seized in Kyrgyzstan with weapons-grade plutonium [Guardian]
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Plutomium Smuggler Stopped in Kyrgyzstan