Feb 29 2008
Not Something to Mess With
An update on my earlier post about Ricin. Police have said that a previous guest of a Las Vegas hotel room where ricin has been found is in critical condition at a hospital, where he has been since February 14. Authorities were called to a Vegas hotel around 3 p.m. PT Thursday after a man brought a bag with a small container to the manager’s office. The man said he found it while retrieving items from a hotel room. Police do not suspect foul play. I wonder if the man had it for a medical reason and wound up in the hospital. A relative probably had to go to the motel room after they discovered their family member in the hospital.
2 Responses to “Not Something to Mess With”
Karen, there’s no medical reason why someone would have ricin. Although it may have medical uses in the treatment of cancer, it has to be administered through “bullets” targeting the malignant growth. That requires a hospital setting and, given the toxicity of this stuff, they’re really hyper-secure about its transport.
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Oh. Well, it sounds like foul play then. I hope they find out what this guy was up to. It sounds like it will be “no good.”