Police allege Ontario man sent lethal substance by mail to Montreal recipients
Police warned that the following company names could appear on packages allegedly sent by Law to people in Montreal: Academic/ACademic, Escape Mode/escMode, Imtime Cuisine, AmbuCA and ICemac
The Montreal police department announced Monday that it has launched an investigation on its territory in connection with kits containing sodium nitrate that were allegedly sent by the mail to Montreal addresses.
Sodium nitrate, police warn, can be lethal if ingested in large quantities. The crystalline substance — used as a food additive and typically found in processed meats — can also cause skin irritation if handled without gloves. ---More...
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