Investigators believe that the letters were sent from Canada and have identified a woman as a suspect, the official said
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the posting of a package containing ricin to Donald Trump, according to reports in the US.
The envelope was intercepted at an offsite processing facility which is used to screen mail before it is sent on to the White House. According to the New York Times the package was posted from Canada. The paper said the suspect was a woman.In a statement the FBI said: “The FBI and our US Secret Service and US Postal Inspection Service partners are investigating a suspicious letter received at a US government mail facility.Ricin, a lethal substance derived from castor beans, can be fatal if inhaled or injected even in minute quantities.In 2013 a Mississippi man sent letters with ricin to Barack Obama and a Republican senator.
In the following year, actress Shannon Richardson was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for sending ricin-laced letters to a number of prominent people including Mr Obama and New York mayor Mike Bloomberg.
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