World News - Gradually, the thieves steal more and more fond of uranium. Because the price of the basic ingredients of nuclear weapons maker that soar. AP and AFP on Thursday (30.6.2011), shows just Modova police arrested six people suspected thief who plans to sell uranium.
Moldova officials said the stolen uranium was called uranium-235. It weighs 1.2 kilograms. The price was in the range of 200 million U.S. dollars.
Until now, no information where the stolen goods as the buyer's premium. There are new allegations that the uranium would be sold to Africa or to someone in Africa. Uranium was stolen from his native Russia.
Meanwhile, an Interior Ministry official Briecag Moldova Vitalie said four suspects are citizens of Moldova. "Two others came from the Transnistria conflict. One of them also have Russian citizenship," added Briecag.
Transistria is a region of Moldova that borders Ukraine. The county wants to be its own country. Even had the war broke out in 1992 between military Moldova Tranistria backed militias face Russia.
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In 2010, police also seized 1.8 kilograms of uranium-238 in the capital city of Moldova, Chisinau. Uranium-238 is the most easy to find, because it is a form of natural uranium.
Meanwhile, the type of fuel needed for nuclear weapons and uranium-235 is a bit difficult to obtain. "A container containing uranium is already in Chisinau about a week and we found in the suspect's apartment," said Briecag.
"We are now looking for buyers," added Briecag.
Related investigations, continued Briecag, police received assistance from the German Moldova, Ukraine and the United States.
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