1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auTom McKayhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/tommckay-usa/Suspicious Packages Mailed To Pentagon Contained Only Castor Beans, Not Refined Ricinrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bCvsiB29lx"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/10/suspicious-packages-mailed-to-pentagon-contained-only-castor-beans-not-refined-ricin/">Suspicious Packages Mailed To Pentagon Contained Only Castor Beans, Not Refined Ricin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/10/suspicious-packages-mailed-to-pentagon-contained-only-castor-beans-not-refined-ricin/embed/#?secret=bCvsiB29lx" width="600" height="338" title="“Suspicious Packages Mailed To Pentagon Contained Only Castor Beans, Not Refined Ricin” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="bCvsiB29lx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/04/utlpguesc4ae7yrmiy1n-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601441Suspicious packages sent to defence officials and originally flagged as containing ricin, an extremely potent poison found in castor beans and that has no known antidote, have been confirmed to only contain the beans themselves rather than the toxin in a purer form.