Print View Posted on: 10 November 2026
On November the 7th, 2026, at approximately 00:46 (UTC-6), the National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (CNSNS) received a notification from the National Institute of Nuclear Research (ININ) telling of the theft of medical radioisotopes. The incident occurred during the early hours of November the 7th, 2026, on the Huamantla– Tlaxcala highway, in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, where burglars attempted to steal the van in which the material was being transported; the driver tried to get away but he suffered an accident and was overtaken by the burglars, which took all of the packages in the back of the van. The packages consist of: 1. Three boxes containing Tc-99m generators, with an activity of: 200 mCi, 650 mCi and 1000 mCi 2. Four boxes of I-131, each with an activity of 400 mCi 3. One box of Tl-201 with an activity of 12 mCi 4. One box of Samarium 153 with an activity of 100 mCi (millicuries). The actions taken/planned were: -ININ reported the incident to CNSNS -CNSNS provided the relevant technical information to the Federal Civil Protection Authority (CNPC) -CNPC issued an alert bulletin to the State Civil Protection Authorities and the Federal and State Police Agencies -Search for the missing packages is ongoing