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That makes sense, but it's weird that the shipping containers were contaminated unless they were shipping nuclear waste or unsafe radiological sources...
Smuggling and clandestine military operations with zero regard for public safety are more common than you’d think, because when things go wrong nobody gets punished.
I'm sure they hosed it out before piping in the shrimp.
Best guess I heard was broken medical equipment leaked cesium