Employees of the counterintelligence department of the State Security Service of Georgia [SSSG], together with the Prosecutor’s Office, arrested a person for an attempt to illegally sell radioactive materials.

“The detained person was planning to sell radioactive material in the city of Poti for USD 2,000,000, when he was arrested.

According to the conclusion of the radiological examination, the material presented at the examination, which was seized during the search, contains the radioactive substance uranium and belongs to the category of nuclear materials.

The investigation is being conducted under the first part of Article 230 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which involves illegal handling of radioactive substances and provides for imprisonment for a period of 5 to 10 years.

The investigation is being conducted by the counter-intelligence department of the SSSG”, - reads the statement.