Six men have been treated for radiation poison in a hospital in Mexico. Authorities found them inside of a stolen truck that had radioactive material inside. Authorities recovered the material that got the men sick. The six men that were suspected to be suffering from radiation were treated inside of Pachuca General Hospital, but they were found to be negative for the condition. They were released in the early evening. This according to the health agency of Hildalgo spokesperson Jose Antionio Copca. When the men were released they were interrogated by authorities, who were trying to track down the people responsible for the theft of the substance that was believed to be radioactive, cobalt-60.
The vehicle, and most of the missing element that had been used for medical reasons, was found in Hueypoxtla, which is around twenty-five miles from where it was stolen. The truck was transporting the materials that was radioactive waste from a hospital in Tijuana, to a waste storage facility. The container with the cobalt-60 was found about half a mile from the truck, and the container had been opened. There was about 40 grams of the potential fatal substance inside of the containers. Officials said that residents are not at risk for any radiation poisoning unless they came into physical contact with the substance.