Pilot Indicted For Allegedly Smuggling Radioactive Material Into Bahamas

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Darrin Culmer

National Security officials were searching for clues Thursday into how a Florida resident was able to smuggle potentially hazardous radioactive material from a South Florida airport into The Bahamas. <snip>

"Any kind of illicit shipping is a concern. That would include drugs, radioactive material and all types of contraband. It’s something that everyone involved in commercial shipping all around the world have to be cognizant of and have to be aware that this type of activity could be going on. They will also have to take whatever steps they can to try to thwart it."

On Wednesday, Harold DeGregory Jr. of West Palm Beach appeared in a Miami Federal Court to face an eight-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to transport and smuggle hazardous materials.

The indictment alleges that between July 2003 and November 2004 DeGregory transported Iridium-192 from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport here. <snip>

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