Uzbekistan: Trio Arrested For Trying To Sell Mercury, Radioactive Materials For $1Million

(Eurasianet) — Police in Uzbekistan say they have arrested three men for plotting to sell homemade devices containing mercury and weapons-grade radioactive material for $1 million. 

The group was caught in a sting operation while attempting to sell a device containing 1 kilogram of mercury in exchange for an advance payment...