Overview
- Georgia’s State Security Service says the men arranged a $400,000 purchase of uranium.
- The arrests occurred in the capital during an operation involving counterintelligence and special units.
- Authorities say the case falls under Article 230, Part 1, which carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years.
- Officials have not disclosed the uranium’s technical characteristics or the suspects’ motive, and the investigation remains open.
- Georgia has seen multiple illicit nuclear-material incidents in recent decades, including July arrests of a Georgian and a Turkish citizen in a separate case.