UK: Muslim Man buys ricin via darkweb,gets caught and blames it on breaking bad
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[QUOTE]A man has been found guilty of trying to buy deadly ricin poison from the Dark Web after being inspired by the hit US television series Breaking Bad.
Mohammed Ali, 31, was convicted at the Old Bailey of attempting to possess a chemical weapon after around five and a half hours of deliberations by a jury.
Ali, from Liverpool, struck a deal with a supplier in January to buy 500mg of powder - enough to kill 1,400 people.
He was unaware that his source was in fact an FBI agent.
The trial heard the father-of-two was sent harmless powder hidden inside a toy car.
After opening the package, which had been treated with a marker substance, he was arrested at his home the following morning.
Under ultraviolet light, Ali's face lit up, showing he had handled the car.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]The court heard Ali had made a to-do list on his computer which included the entries "paid ricin guy" and "get pet to murder".[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]The prosecution said a 500 mg dose of ricin can kill between 700 and 1,400 people.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Ali had previously been involved in various illegal money-making scams which included stealing £250,000 from PayPal through a loophole, the court was told.[/QUOTE]
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