Georgian citizen arrested over attempt to sell uranium for $700,000

Georgia’s State Security Service has arrested a Georgian citizen accused of illegally handling nuclear material and attempting to sell uranium-238 to a foreign national for $700,000.

The arrest was carried out by officers from the Counterintelligence and Special Operations departments in a joint operation, the State Security Service said.

The suspect was planning to sell the nuclear material, identified as uranium-238, to a foreign citizen for $700,000.

The crime carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years.