The shipment addressed to President Donald Trump was sent from Canada last week, according to Canadian police. However, it was already captured at the government post office, which controls mail destined for the White House.
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According to security sources, the woman was detained by the American customs administration in cooperation with border guards at the border crossing to Canada in the city of Buffalo. The detainees did not provide the name, but according to Reuters, she holds Canadian citizenship.
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In 2014, a man was sentenced to 25 years in Mississippi to send ricin consignments to President Barack Obama and others. That same year, a Texas court sentenced a 18-year-old woman who had sent a letter to President Obama a year earlier with ricin. The woman in court claimed that she did not want to harm anyone and relied on the secret services to detain the consignment.
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Ricin is a highly toxic substance that can be fatal in very small doses. Vapors alone may cause vital signs to fail when inhaled.
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