Most recent mention of ricin being found in US--in Brandermill, Virginia, near Richmond:
Ricin Investigation At Chesterfield Home
Feb 17, 2006, 02:47 PM CST
8 News was the first on the scene of a ricin investigation at a Chesterfield County home. Authorities say a foreign national was making ricin at his house in Brandermill. Authorities tell us there was no terrorism involved, they say the suspect planned to poison his wife.
Chesterfield police tell us it started last December when they got a tip that the resident here, 24 year old Chetanand Kumar Sewraz, a citizen from the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius here on a student visa, was involved in internet fraud.
Chesterfield Police Major Warner Williams said, "during that time we uncovered a plot on the part of the suspect to murder his wife and we believe the plot involved the use of him manufacturing and attempting to use ricin in the murder plot."
Police tell us they don't know what caused the animosity between Sewraz and his estranged wife. But in December, she was arrested for domestic assault and threatened to bomb a structure or vehicle. Weeks later, Sewraz was arrested for allegedly holding her against her will and domestic assault. Sewraz has been in jail since his arrest in January, his wife is out on bond.
Police tell us its been over the last few weeks they discovered evidence that Sewraz was making ricin, but they emphasize they do not think this is terrorism. Police also tell us they do not think any one in the neighborhood has been exposed to the poison.
Police tell us Sewraz is also facing federal charges in Florida for possessing a destructive device or bomb, following an investigation by the ATF.
Do you have a source for this story from News 8? Could you kindly post here please.
I hadn't seen this story...thanks for posting it.
Apparently, it's not all that uncommon as an alternative to divorce. Every so often Court TV runs one story or another about this kind of poisoning.
"Authorities tell us there was no terrorism involved, they say the suspect planned to poison his wife."
That's ok then.
To save people using Google Earth or whatnot, Brandermill is the name of a housing development not a town. The upper middle class folks that live in Brandermill have a Chesterfield, VA ZIP code.
What the heck? My parents live in Brandermill...
Anyway, this could well be true. It reminds me of two cases. Possibly the first foreign terrorist attack occurred around 1985 in Oregon when a cult (Rajneeshee) from India caused food poisoning for over 700 person in order to keep them from voting so that they could win at the polls. The government covered it up, for whatever reason, which now only makes us suspect further coverups.
In 2005, after a 16 year battle, a Charenjiit Singh, who was linked two terrorist groups in India, was finally deported. Yes, it took 16 years largely because an immigration judge granted him permanent resident status even though Singh admitted to belonging to two Indian terrorist groups (Babbar Khalsa and Khalistan Commando Force).