$DIRV CNN reported, “The two suspicious envelopes sent to the Pentagon were addressed to Secretary of Defense, James Mattis and to Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson”, the official told CNN. Ricin is a highly toxic compound extracted from castor beans that has been used in terror plots. It can be used in powder, pellet, mist or acid form. If ingested, it causes nausea, vomiting and internal bleeding of the stomach and intestines, followed by failure of the liver, spleen and kidneys and death by collapse of the circulatory system.

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