Posted on 01/12/2004 7:24:50 PM PST by knak
Information leading to arrest worth up to $100,000
Associated Press
GREENVILLE--The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to an arrest of anyone responsible for leaving a package containing the deadly poison ricin at a post office in October.
No suspects have been arrested and no illnesses have been reported since the package was found Oct. 15 at the facility serving Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.
A letter enclosed in the package said the author was "a fleet owner of a tanker company," according to information released Thursday.
The letter signed "Fallen Angel" complained about new federal trucking regulations that took effect Jan. 4 requiring more rest for drivers.
The author said if the mandatory rest hours were not kept at current levels "I will start dumping."
The FBI and other federal agencies set up a toll-free number, (866) 839-6241, for information about the incident.
Ricin is derived from the castor bean plant, is relatively easy to make and can be deadly in very small doses. When inhaled or ingested, fever, cough, short-ness of breath, chest tightness and low blood pressure can occur within eight hours. Death can come between 36 and 72 hours after exposure. There is no antidote.
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