Hueypoxtla or Villa de San Bartolomé Hueypoxtla is a town and municipal seat from Hueypoxtla Municipality in Mexico State, in Mexico. In 2010, this village had a total population of 3,989.[1]

Hueypoxtla
town
Centre of Hueypoxtla
Seal
Country	Mexico
State	State of Mexico
Area
• Total	80.34 km2 (31.02 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,989
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

History

On December 4, 2013, cobalt-60 from a truck theft two days before 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away was recovered there, as well as the heavy truck itself; the decommissioned cobalt therapy machine had been en route to proper disposal.[2] Federal police and military units established an armed cordon approximately 50 metres (160 ft) around the radiation source in the empty lot where it had been abandoned.[3] Six people showing signs of possible radiation exposure from the orphan source were later detained.[4] It is not known whether the thieves wanted the truck (which included a crane), the cobalt-60, or both.[5]

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