3 nagbebenta sa dark web ng uranium, magkakahiwalay na inaresto; Nagpositibo sa pagiging radioactive

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Huli sa magkakahiwalay na operasyon sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao ang mga nagbebenta umano sa dark web ng mapanganib na kemikal na puwedeng magamit umano sa terorismo.

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00:00Finally, in a separate operation in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao,

00:04those who are selling and running on the dark web of dangerous chemicals that can be used in terrorism,

00:10John Consulta was able to catch them.

00:16After getting the evidence, the NBI immediately entered this house in Cagayan de Oro City.

00:23When it came to the second case, they got their biggest target.

00:28The NBI arrested one of the members of the group who was selling radioactive uranium on the dark web.

00:35Before this, a suspect was also caught in Pasay City,

00:38who was the first to attempt to sell to an undercover buyer of the NBI.

00:42Even in Cebu City, a suspect was arrested,

00:44where he also obtained uranium in an area during a so-called follow-up operation.

00:49According to the NBI, the suspects were positive in being radioactive

00:53that they had been exposed to the uranium they were selling for a long time.

00:56This is a very dangerous crime.

00:58That is why the NBI agents and PNRI who were involved in the operation

01:02were wearing protective suits for protection against radioactive materials.

01:06The DU can be used as dirty bombs or radiation dispersal devices.

01:12This makes the DU as dirty bombs the ultimate weapon of terror.

01:17Our subjects were intending to sell it to foreigners and not to Filipinos.

01:23The powder, when inhaled, enters the lungs,

01:28it is an alpha emitter.

01:30You have a material inside you that generates alpha particles,

01:37which is a potential route for cancer.

01:41Aside from the danger, the PNRI is in charge of how some individuals wear it.

01:46More than 100 depleted uranium were confiscated

01:49in separate operations that were sold for a total of Php 173 million.

01:54This is the first operation of the NBI and PNRI

01:58involving uranium, which is a radioactive material.

02:01According to the NBI, even if the implications of the suspects' actions are heavy,

02:06the case they are facing is bailable under RA 5207, which was passed in 1968.

02:15We hope that there will be a revisit, a review of the law.

02:19As we speak, we understand that there is a pending bill

02:23to improve this law.

02:26We are investigating now with the help of INTERPOL,

02:31FBI, and other agencies.

02:38We are determining how to enter the Philippines.

02:44The PNRI is already conducting decontamination

02:48in the locations of the operations in Pasay, Cebu, and Cagayan y Oro

02:51to ensure the safety of the public.

02:54For JMA Integrated News, I'm John Consulta.

02:57Ringing 24 hours.

3 nagbebenta sa dark web ng uranium, magkakahiwalay na inaresto; Nagpositibo sa pagiging radioactive | 24 Oras

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