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Ricin (/ ˈ r aɪ s ɪ n / RY-sin) is a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.The median lethal dose (LD 50) of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body weight via intraperitoneal injection.
He reportedly told his sister that he was going to use the poison to coat razor blades and mail them to his enemies in hopes that they would cut themselves and be exposed. Leahy pleaded guilty to possession of the ricin and was sentenced to eight years for the shooting and six-and-one-half years for possessing dangerous materials. [4] [6] [7] [8]
A former federal employee, ex-Marine and militia member from Virginia pleaded guilty last week to possessing ricin, a deadly toxin, which he had manufactured himself. Meanwhile, the arrest of the ...
The poison used in both cases was ricin. Both assassination attempts are believed to have been organized by the Bulgarian Secret Service of the time of the Cold War with the assistance of the KGB. [2] Such an umbrella was intended to be used in the assassination of Pallo Jordan and Ronnie Kasrils by the South African Civil Cooperation Bureau ...
Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link on Wednesday charged with production of a biological toxin called ricin What is ricin? Poison which Southport ...
A letter addressed to the president that was intercepted before it reached the White House tested positive for the deadly poison ricin, officials said.
The Wood Green ricin plot was an alleged bioterrorism plot to attack the London Underground with ricin poison. The Metropolitan Police Service arrested six suspects on 5 January 2003, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] with one more arrested two days later.
Ricin is a deadly poison made from castor beans. Her sentence of 262 months in prison will be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, the Justice Department said on Thursday.