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Stolen cat-3 source in Mexico

A radiography camera (Industrial Nuclear Co.,model IR 100) along with a pickup vehicle was stolen by organized crime in Corregidora Ortiz 1ª Sección S/N, primera-5A, Ciudad del Carmen, Tabasco. México. The IR 100 camera serial number is 7510 and contains a CATEGORY 3
radioactive source of Ir-192.

The device was recovered on October the 25th, 2013 at approximately 15:00 (UTC-6) in Ocozocuautla de Espinosa, Chiapas, Mexico. The device was found intact and in good working order, and the radioactive source safely stored inside it.

Location: Ciudad del Carmen, Tabasco
Event date: Wed, 18-10-2023
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