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Kuntal Patel charged with attempted murder following counter terrorism raids
(Daily Mail) A suspected plot to kill a magistrate with a rare poison extracted from the seeds of a Peruvian plant has been uncovered by police. Detectives believe Meena Patel, 54, was the target of an unprecedented attack with abrin, a substance described as ‘more poisonous than ricin’. Her daughter Kuntal, 36, is accused of Read More »
- February 4, 2014
- | Filed under Europe, Agents & Toxins, Biocrimes, and International
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Poison suspect had Ricin, pipe bomb
(WBBHNews) New details were revealed during a detention hearing for 19-year-old Jesse Korff Friday morning about the Glades County property where the teen is accused of brewing the deadly poison abrin. Prosecutors say federal agents also found Ricin, a pipe bomb, a meth lab and several guns on the property. Prosecutors called Korff a danger Read More »
- January 24, 2014
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biocrimes, and Bioterrorism
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LaBelle man accused of selling deadly toxin
(Tampa Bay Times) A man left a McDonald’s bag in the weeds at an Interstate 75 rest stop outside Fort Myers last week. For this, he collected $1,500. Inside, buried in two candles, were two vials of the deadly toxin abrin, federal authorities allege. The man, identified as 19-year-old Jesse William Korff of LaBelle, appeared Read More »
- January 22, 2014
- | Filed under Agents & Toxins, Biocrimes, and Biological Weapons
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