article_snippet.sent: A 16-year-old boy has admitted trying to buy a biological toxin that is 30 times more deadly than ricin from undercover police on the 'dark web'.
article_snippet.sent: Today A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty to trying to buy a biological toxin that is 30 times more deadly than ricin from undercover police on the 'dark web' at Manchester Youth Court.
article_snippet.sent: The investigation came after information was passed to law enforcement officers who were covertly in communication with the 16-year-old, who had expressed an interest in acquiring the poison on The dark web.
article_snippet.sent: During the online chats, the teenager showed awareness of the drug's toxicity and the potential for the drug's toxicity to be used to cause considerable harm, police said.
article_snippet.sent: During the trial at Southwark Crown Court, a court heard the 37-year-old contacted a dealer in the U.S through the 'dark web' and said Meena Patel needed a 'tasteless' and deadly toxin to get Meena Patel mother 'out of the way'.
highlights_snippet.sent: Admitted trying to buy the deadly toxin after appearing at Manchester Youth Court .