Georgia has detained a man who planned to sell uranium-238 to a foreign national for $700,000, the national security service said on Wednesday.
The suspect faces up to 10 years in prison under Article 230 of the Criminal Code, which covers the illegal purchase, possession, and disposal of radioactive substances.
The Security Service released footage showing armed officers pulling a man from a white sedan and handcuffing him on the ground.
The footage also showed agents using a handheld radiation detector to examine two small containers in the trunk of the vehicle. One appeared to contain a light-coloured powder.
The Security Service described the case as a transnational crime and said the material could potentially have been used to make a bomb. However, the origin of the uranium and its intended destination have not been disclosed.
Uranium-238 is the most common uranium isotope. Although it is radioactive, it is not ordinarily usable on its own to make a nuclear bomb.
It was not immediately possible to contact the suspect or a legal representative for comment.
The case follows a similar incident in February, when Georgia detained two people who allegedly attempted to purchase $3 million worth of uranium, along with a cache of a radioactive isotope associated with nuclear weapons testing programmes.
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