But the centurions, to whom he had entrusted the mission, drank the wine as a toast to Caesar's health, which had in fact was castor oil (Ricin), and then won a nice trip to the latrine.
American intelligence personnel inspected the suspected chemical weapons site in Sargat and discovered traces of Ricin in the ruins, as well as potassium chloride.
For the ricin laced letters sent in May 2013, see Shannon Richardson, alleged sender of the letters.
The company signed a CRADA with the U.S. Army for the development of non-injected biodefense vaccines against anthrax, ricin and staph.
The follow-up story was about a ricin chemical attack on then-U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.