A German restaurant owner is in hot water for allegedly marking playing cards with radioactivity to rig games. Berlin police said Tuesday the 41-year-old woman daubed Iodine-125 on specific cards, which allowed them to be identified by a gambler with a concealed detector. Police got on her trail after radioactive card fragments were found during a routine inspection of a garbage truck at a waste treatment plant a year ago. They raided the woman's restaurant and other premises earlier this month and found 13 radioactive card pieces. Police said Tuesday that Iodine-125 is commonly used for medical purposes and only poses a health risk through direct contact with no protective clothing.

Source: CBC News November 28, 2017 20:48 UTC