[The Great Satan]

Brazil's Castro said Ibrahim had been given the suitcase in Cairo by an unidentified person and was due to deliver it to somebody in Canada.

This is right out of one of those old movies with Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre.

Is it conceivable this was narcotics and the guy just OD-ed?

[FairOpinion]

I am sure the Brazil police saw plenty of people who died of OD. They did an autopsy and based on that they said they are 90% certain it's anthrax. They also must have done at least preliminary tests on the material in the suitcase.

I think on this story we are way past the rumor stage, it happened back on April 11, and we have statements by officials, and the ship IS quarantined up in Canada.

[oceanview]

narcotics comes into the US and Canada by the TON, a suitcase would hold just enough weasel dust to supply your typical weekend party in the Hamptons. seems like too much trouble for just drugs.