GUADALAJARA, Mex. (INTELLIHUB) Nine states have been placed on high alert by the Mexican government after radioactive material was stolen near the outskirts of Mexico’s largest city.

The material is known as Iridium-192 and can be used to make a dirty bomb.

“The source can be dangerous if it is not handled in safe conditions,” a spokesman said for the Ministry of the Interior. It could cause permanent injuries to anyone who manipulates it or is in contact with it over a short period of time.”

This marks the second time that radioactive material was stolen inside of Mexico. In 2013, a truck containing Cobalt-60 was stolen but later recovered.

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Iridium-192 has a half-life of about 73 days.

Will the media use the 'stolen radioactive material' as a backstory if a #nuclear #falseflag emerges in the coming days? — Intellihub (@intellihubnews) April 25, 2017

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Sources:

Mexico on HIGH ALERT after radioactive material ‘capable of creating DIRTY BOMB’ is stolen — Express

Officials are searching for radioactive material stolen in Mexico — Business Insider

Mexico says vehicle carrying radioactive material stolen — ABC News

Shepard Ambellas is an opinion journalist and the founder and editor-in-chief of Intellihub News & Politics (Intellihub.com). Shepard is also known for producing Shade: The Motion Picture (2013) and appearing on Travel Channel’s America Declassified (2013). Shepard is a regular contributor to Infowars. Read more from Shep’s World. Get the Podcast. Follow Shep on Facebook and Twitter.