Customs have seized a container of radioactive material. The container which contains material harmful to human beings is to be transshipped.
An establishment in the Yakkala area had got down this container to the ColomboHarbour on the 12th of this month from Japan with motor spare parts and machinery. Customs officials said that the ColomboHarbour is the only location in the south Asian region which possesses equipment to identify radioactive material. Even the Atomic Energy Authority had confirmed that the container contained radioactive material. Customs Officer Prabath Chaminda Daya Fernando said that serious health issues would have been encountered if by chance this material reached the public.
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