Breaking Bad fan jailed for bid to buy toxic ricin poison from Dark Web

A computer geek has been jailed for eight years for trying to buy deadly ricin poison from the Dark Web after being inspired by the hit US television series Breaking Bad.

Breaking Bad fan jailed for bid to buy toxic ricin poison from Dark Web
Fri, 18 Sep, 2015 - 14:36

A computer geek has been jailed for eight years for trying to buy deadly ricin poison from the Dark Web after being inspired by the hit US television series Breaking Bad.

Software programmer Mohammed Ali, 31, was found guilty last month of attempting to possess a chemical weapon between January 10 and February 12.

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