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OfflineIrfan
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Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole.
    #19233762 - 12/05/13 08:30 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/stolen-cobalt-60-found-in-mexico-curious-thieves-likely-doomed/2013/12/05/262ef990-5d66-11e3-8d24-31c016b976b2_story.html

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s public-health scare turned into a logistical hurdle Thursday as authorities sought to safely put a stolen load of radioactive material back into its container.

As officials worked on the material, federal police and soldiers formed a cordon of several hundred yards around the field in Hueypoxtla where a container of highly radioactive cobalt-60 was abandoned after it was stolen from truck drivers transporting it to a storage facility in central Mexico.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the “extremely dangerous” cargo of pellets used in hospital radiotherapy machines had been removed from its protective casing, but “there is no indication that it has been damaged or broken up” and there is “no sign of contamination to the area.”

Mexican authorities estimated it could take a couple of days to safely contain and remove the cobalt-60 and that it does not pose a health risk to the public.

“At this moment the situation is not that serious, because the source has been located and it’s being protected,” said Benjamin Ruiz Loyola, a chemistry professor and hazardous substance expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

The theft of the material sparked international concern because of the possibility that the cobalt-60 could be used in a “dirty bomb.” But by Wednesday afternoon, authorities had found the stolen Volkswagen cargo truck and the radioactive material.

President Obama’s national security team monitored the situation in Mexico “very closely” Wednesday, and there is no reason to believe the stolen truck posed a threat to the United States, White House press secretary Jay Carney said.

“What's most important is that the vehicle and equipment were recovered and the situation was resolved,” Carney said.

The drivers of the cargo truck were sleeping at a gas station this week when gunmen assaulted them and stole their truck. Mexican nuclear safety officials said they believed the carjackers did not know what they were stealing and that they may die from exposure to the radioactive material.

The IAEA said in its statement that it “would probably be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period in the range of a few minutes to an hour.” It is unclear how long the material was handled by the carjackers or others who found it later.

Mexican officials said members of one family who came across the container were checked for contamination but appeared to be fine.




Pretty crazy, these thieves are probably feeling extremely ill right now and likely have no idea why, or that they will likely die soon.


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Irfan]
    #19233797 - 12/05/13 08:38 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

And the Darwin Award goes to . . .


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Scarab74]
    #19233924 - 12/05/13 09:02 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Probably not, it's just a good ploy to get them to the hospitals to turn themselves in by causing panic between them.

The initial articles, when it was first stolen, said that is was shielded and only if they fucked with the shielding, then it would cause exposure.


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: unknown1123]
    #19234072 - 12/05/13 09:33 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Had they found it yet or was it just missing?  Because the article linked said that they found it and the source pellets had been removed from the shielding. 

Makes sense, the thieves probably thought the contents were valuable considering it was in a secured truck and a heavy duty secured container...


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Irfan]
    #19234114 - 12/05/13 09:44 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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Irfan said:
Had they found it yet or was it just missing?  Because the article linked said that they found it and the source pellets had been removed from the shielding. 

Makes sense, the thieves probably thought the contents were valuable considering it was in a secured truck and a heavy duty secured container...



They were extremely valuable to the right person, the people that found it were just retarded. It had to have a bunch of warnings on it being 60Co


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: unknown1123] * 1
    #19234120 - 12/05/13 09:45 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Maybe the warnings were in english


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: dontknow] * 2
    #19234128 - 12/05/13 09:46 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)



english :ancientaliens:


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19234134 - 12/05/13 09:47 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

:shrug2:

I wonder how much this would have gone for on the black market


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: dontknow]
    #19234177 - 12/05/13 10:01 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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I wonder how much this would have gone for on the black market



I'd would guess $100,000-750,000

I don't know how many grams they have but having a half life of roughly 5.5 years and emitting beta rays, it would have to be made to detonate in a highly populated area where a lot of people are outside at one time considering beta waves can't travel through thicker material.

Obviously more mass more mula


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: unknown1123]
    #19234225 - 12/05/13 10:12 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

The daughter product of Cobalt-60 emits gamma rays, which is why it is used in radiation therapy, and why such heavy shielding is necessary.  I'm sure the pellets would be very valuable to the right person, but that's probably a person that a couple of would-be thieves in Mexico dont have connections with.


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: unknown1123]
    #19234227 - 12/05/13 10:12 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

That's a lot lower than I was thinking. However I'm completely ignorant on the subject.


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: dontknow]
    #19234252 - 12/05/13 10:17 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

The machine it came out of ran 3-4 million new, and the radioactive source is probably a fairly large chunk of the production cost.  Whether the material becomes more or less valuable on the black market I have no idea, but i would assume more assuming you could find someone that actually wanted it.


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Irfan]
    #19234282 - 12/05/13 10:24 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

Irfan said:
The daughter product of Cobalt-60 emits gamma rays, which is why it is used in radiation therapy, and why such heavy shielding is necessary.  I'm sure the pellets would be very valuable to the right person, but that's probably a person that a couple of would-be thieves in Mexico dont have connections with.




Cartels would kill them, they know better than to fuck with the borders like that.  They would lose so much money if something like that happened whoever sold it along with their families would be tortured.  The cartels are greedy, but they aren't stupid.  That's why Cartel violence isn't anywhere near as commonplace as in Mexico.


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: fapjack]
    #19234308 - 12/05/13 10:31 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Agreed, I can see the cartels having a big problem with anybody that gets more US government attention on the borders.


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Irfan]
    #19236736 - 12/06/13 01:59 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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PACHUCA, Mexico (AP) — Federal police blocked access Friday to a central Mexico hospital where six people were reported to have been admitted with radiation exposure.
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An official familiar with the case confirmed Mexican media reports that the six have been admitted to the general hospital in the city of Pachuca and may have been exposed to a stolen source of highly radioactive cobalt-60.

The official, who spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to be quoted by the media, said only one person so far was dizzy and vomiting, symptoms of severe radiation poisoning. She said two people were admitted on Thursday and four more Friday. She did not provide any other details.

It was not clear if the people under observation were also the thieves, who early Monday stole a cargo truck at gunpoint that was carrying the radioactive material in Hidalgo state, where Pachuca is located.

The federal attorney general's office, which is handling the case, could not be reached for comment on whether suspects were in custody.




news.yahoo.com/police-block-mexico-hospital-6-may-radiation-190702180.html

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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #19236763 - 12/06/13 02:07 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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The drivers of the cargo truck were sleeping at a gas station this week when gunmen assaulted them and stole their truck. Mexican nuclear safety officials said they believed the carjackers did not know what they were stealing and that they may die from exposure to the radioactive material.




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BAHHAHHA Mexico


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Irfan]
    #19236808 - 12/06/13 02:17 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

dat der karma brew


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Irfan]
    #19236815 - 12/06/13 02:18 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

In the US they would successfully sue for damages and medical costs.


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: DieCommie]
    #19236822 - 12/06/13 02:21 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

oi aren't you the shroomery bitcoin mogul?

how much you worth at the moment?


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Re: Car Jackers will likely die from the radioactive source they stole. [Re: Shroomslip]
    #19236866 - 12/06/13 02:31 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Yep, 6 people are in the hospital and two of them are already real sick. (FoxNews)


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