CBRN event in Texas, Sierra Blanca area, United States of America on Mon 28th January 2013

28th January 2013

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On January 28, 2013, Border Patrol discovered a Troxler moisture/density gauge in a trailer that set off the alarm for a radiation monitor at a checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, TX. The device contained 10 mCi CS137 and 40 mCi AM241. The individual stated he obtained the device at a swap-meet in Beaumont, CA between August and September 2012, paying $125 or $150 for it. The device in question was originally reported stolen on December 29, 2006 by the licensee after being informed of the incident by their technician. During the investigation, the technician acknowledged that the gauge was actually stolen from his truck sometime the night before; the truck was parked outside the technician's home in San Jacinto, Ca.

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