00:00Finally, in a separate operation in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao,
00:04those who are selling and running on the dark web of dangerous chemicals that can be used in terrorism,
00:10John Consulta was able to catch them.
00:16After getting the evidence, the NBI immediately entered this house in Cagayan de Oro City.
00:23When it came to the second case, they got their biggest target.
00:28The NBI arrested one of the members of the group who was selling radioactive uranium on the dark web.
00:35Before this, a suspect was also caught in Pasay City,
00:38who was the first to attempt to sell to an undercover buyer of the NBI.
00:42Even in Cebu City, a suspect was arrested,
00:44where he also obtained uranium in an area during a so-called follow-up operation.
00:49According to the NBI, the suspects were positive in being radioactive
00:53that they had been exposed to the uranium they were selling for a long time.
00:56This is a very dangerous crime.
00:58That is why the NBI agents and PNRI who were involved in the operation
01:02were wearing protective suits for protection against radioactive materials.
01:06The DU can be used as dirty bombs or radiation dispersal devices.
01:12This makes the DU as dirty bombs the ultimate weapon of terror.
01:17Our subjects were intending to sell it to foreigners and not to Filipinos.
01:23The powder, when inhaled, enters the lungs,
01:28it is an alpha emitter.
01:30You have a material inside you that generates alpha particles,
01:37which is a potential route for cancer.
01:41Aside from the danger, the PNRI is in charge of how some individuals wear it.
01:46More than 100 depleted uranium were confiscated
01:49in separate operations that were sold for a total of Php 173 million.
01:54This is the first operation of the NBI and PNRI
01:58involving uranium, which is a radioactive material.
02:01According to the NBI, even if the implications of the suspects' actions are heavy,
02:06the case they are facing is bailable under RA 5207, which was passed in 1968.
02:15We hope that there will be a revisit, a review of the law.
02:19As we speak, we understand that there is a pending bill
02:23to improve this law.
02:26We are investigating now with the help of INTERPOL,
02:31FBI, and other agencies.
02:38We are determining how to enter the Philippines.
02:44The PNRI is already conducting decontamination
02:48in the locations of the operations in Pasay, Cebu, and Cagayan y Oro
02:51to ensure the safety of the public.
02:54For JMA Integrated News, I'm John Consulta.
02:57Ringing 24 hours.
