The White House received an envelope containing ricin earlier this week, U. S. media reported Tuesday, citing law enforcement agencies. ricin is a poison in castor seeds, and there is no antidote to this deadly substance, according to the us center for disease control and prevention website.
The package sent to the white house was intercepted early this week and, after two tests, was identified as a deadly substance, cnn (CNN) quoted two unnamed judge clerks as saying.
The letters were sent to the White House and Texas federal agencies in recent days, New York Times 》 quoted an unnamed judge clerk as saying.
The report said investigators believed the package was sent from Canada and identified a female suspect.
ricin is a highly toxic compound extracted from castor seeds that can be used in terrorist attacks. It can be used in the form of powder, particles, mist or acid. If ingested, it causes nausea, vomiting, internal bleeding in the stomach and intestines, which then causes liver, spleen and kidney failure and death. due to circulatory collapse
The incident is under investigation and investigators are investigating whether the suspect has sent more such envelopes.
For this report, the FBI confirmed that they and colleagues from the US Secret Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection are investigating a suspicious letter received by U.S. government agencies.
FBI said no known public safety threat. the white house and secret service did not comment.
