RCMP officers searched a condo in Saint-Hubert on Montreal's South Shore on Monday in connection with a letter that was mailed to the White House and tested positive for the poison ricin. Poirier said there is a link between a woman suspected of sending the ricin-laced envelope to the White House and the residence being searched and several addresses in Texas. 3:08The woman suspected of sending the envelope has been identified as Pascale Ferrier, according to U.S. court records provided to CBC News. Ferrier had been living in the United States last year and was arrested in Texas in March 2019 for using a fake driver's licence, court records show. An RCMP spokesperson said there is a link between a woman suspected of mailing a ricin-laced letter to the White House and the residence being searched.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2020 15:25 UTC