Customs officers stopped a van with Austrian licence plates at the Slovak-Austrian border crossing in the Bratislava borough of Jarovce on Thursday. In the van, the police recorded a level of radioactivity that breached safe levels by more than 400 times. The driver intended to carry the dangerous load from Austria without any authorisation. The customs officers detained the vehicle in a secure location and set up a safety zone around it. The matter has been passed on for further investigation.
Martina Šimkovičová, Photo: TASR
