TERROR POLICE FIND DEADLY POISON:

Anti-terrorist police have arrested seven people after discovering traces of the highly toxic poison, ricin, in London.

In the early hours of 5 January, six men of north African origin and one woman were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 at premises in North and East London by officers from the Metropolitan Police Anti -Terrorist Branch. . . .

Ricin, which comes from the castor bean, is considered a likely biowarfare or bioterrorist agent and is on the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention’s “B” list of agents – considered a moderate threat.

It is relatively easy to manufacture in small amounts but would be considered an unusual agent to use for a mass attack as it must be ingested or injected to take effect.

Remember, though, that the Al Qaeda training manuals encourage people to infiltrate the food and beverage industries. If this is real — and not, say, a false-positive brought on by organic laxatives — it’s something to take quite seriously.