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Georgian citizen arrested over alleged attempt to sell uranium-238

Georgia's State Security Service reported the arrest of a Georgian citizen for the alleged illegal handling and attempted sale of uranium-238 to a foreign national for $700,000. The operation was carried out jointly by counterintelligence and special operations departments. The origin of the nuclear material and the identity of the prospective buyer have not been publicly confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • civilSSSG
  • oc-mediaGeorgian citizen
  • jpostGeorgia
2 differing positions reported on status across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • civilArrests
  • oc-mediaaccused
  • jpostarrests
WhereGeorgia
41.921, 43.732 ±400 km
First reported18 days ago
Published2026-10-07 12:54 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports3Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Georgian citizen arrested over alleged attempt to sell uranium-238. 2026-10-07T12:54:44.238Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4954. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-07/sssg-arrests-georgian-citizen-over-alleged-attempt-to-sell-uranium-317d1a62

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