‘Ridiculous’ Probe Into Science Fan’s Plutonium Import

Australian Border Fore (ABF) officers are seen onsite after an unit was raided on Kelsey St in the suburb of Arncliffe in Sydney, Australia on Aug. 17, 2023. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

A border force investigation into the import of uranium and plutonium by a “science nerd” to his parents’ apartment was a ridiculous over-reaction, his lawyer has said.

Emmanuel Lidden, 24, admitted breaching nuclear non-proliferation laws by ordering various radioactive samples through the internet.