A suburban Chicago man was charged Monday with possessing an illegal toxin found in puffer fish.
Edward Bachner, 35, was charged with one count of illegal possession of tetrodotoxin, a felony. He was being held in federal custody pending a detention hearing Wednesday.
It's not clear why Bachner wanted the toxin, authorities said.
I think he was planning to kill someone. Just a stab in the dark on my part . . .
Puffer fish, called fugu in Japan, is consumed by thrill-seeking gourmets once the poison is removed. Eating the toxin can cause paralysis, vomiting, heart failure and death.
Noooo . . . fugu!
3 comments:
Thank the good Lord they caught him...
Reminds me of that old Columbo episode where the killer used poison from that particular fish!
1000 points for the Mrs. Puff reference.
Cathy
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