WHITE ROCK, B.C. – A man who had been injected with radioactive material for a medical procedure triggered alarms at the Peace Arch border crossing, authorities said.
Stanley Smith of Surrey, a World War II veteran, said he was heading for a casino in Fern-dale last week when he found himself suddenly surrounded by heavily armed U.S. border personnel who accused him of potentially trying to make a bomb.
After half an hour of intense questioning, Smith’s explanation was accepted.
Smith said he had been injected with radioactive dye for a diagnostic scan of his heart following a recent heart attack.
A Fraser Health Authority official said patients receiving radioactive injections are warned about the potential of trouble at the border.
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