Poisonous Package Discovery at Las Vegas Motel May Be Part of Murder Plot

That ricin is nasty stuff.

Authorities again stress that there are no links to terror with this incident.

The toxin known as ricin turned up on a parcel found at the Extended Stay America Motel, leaving seven people sick and in the hospital.

Law enforcement officials told FOX that the Las Vegas Police Department is leading the probe and the investigation appears to be focusing on a possible murder plot of some kind.

One of those exposed to the ricin is clinging to life and may be in a coma, the sources told FOX.

Federal and local officials also said that there doesn't appear to be a terrorism connection in the case, but identifying the sender and receiver of the package had taken top priority.

"This is not a terror incident at this point," said police Captain Joseph Lombardo.
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