A container believed to be holding 1 ounce of uranium yellow cake was recovered at a Central Florida pawn shop on Thursday, according to authorities.
Marion County Fire Rescue officials retrieved the container with the uranium yellow cake, which is a processed form of uranium, from Gold Mine Pawn in Belleview after being called in regards to a suspicious container.
The container was a lead cylinder with markings that the contents were radioactive, according to Marion County officials.
The owner of the pawnshop said the container was kept in a box that had been in storage since being purchased from an out-of-town estate sale about 20 years ago.
Authorities said that there is no indication of any criminal intent, and state authorities will be checking into the estate sale and persons who owned the property.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office said that if will file any charges and it has closed its investigation into the incident.
Marion County Fire Hazardous Materials Team took possession of the container and will turn it over to the Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control, who will dispose of the contents.
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