Mexico says device containing radioactivity stolen
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities say a measuring device containing radioactive material has been stolen in north-central Mexico.
The Interior Department says the gauge - apparently of a type commonly used in road construction - was taken on Monay from a roadside in the state of Queretaro.
The department said Tuesday that the equipment poses a low level of risk, but urged the public to report it if they find it.
There have been a half dozen thefts of radioactive material in Mexico in the last two years. The hazardous materials have been recovered in the previous cases.