'Dangerous' Radioactive Material Theft in Mexico Prompts Multi-State Alert F. Brinley Bruton and Alastair Jamieson - NBC News
go to original February 29, 2016

The National Coordination of Civil Protection issued a picture of the missing container of radioactive material. (Mexico's Ministry of Interior)

A truck carrying radioactive material was missing Monday after being stolen in Mexico, the country's interior ministry said.

Five Mexican states were on alert after the theft, which was reported Saturday by a company in Queretaro.

The National Coordination of Civil Protection said a 2006 red Chevrolet Silverado pickup transporting radioactive iridium-192, used in radiography, was stolen in San Juan del Rio at about 6 a.m. local time.

In a statement it said the material, which was being transported in a bright yellow container, "can be dangerous to people if not handled in safe conditions or if handled without the right protection."

In addition to Queretaro, the states of Hidalgo, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi and Michoacan were put on alert.

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