TEXAS MAN ARRESTED WITH 75 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN LUGGAGE WHILE FLYING TO LONDON, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).

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 Texas man arrested with 75 pounds of marijuana in luggage while flying to London, police say A Texas man was arrested at Miami International Airport after authorities found 75 pounds of marijuana in his luggage before he could board a flight to London. Harrison O’Neill Tiernan, 23, from Austin, was charged with cannabis trafficking. He was traveling to Heathrow Airport and had checked two suitcases for his British Airways flight. Inspectors discovered 65 vacuum-sealed packages containing a green, leafy substance later confirmed to be marijuana. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped Tiernan while he attempted to board the flight, and he acknowledged that the bags were his. Authorities noted the inspections were part of broader efforts at the airport due to high outbound narcotics activity. In total, Tiernan was carrying 34.01 kilograms, or 74.98 pounds, of marijuana. Homeland Security initially declined the case because the amount did not meet the federal threshold, a...

BENIN COCA COLA PLANT,SHUT DOWN AFTER ONE OF THEIR WORKER WAS ELECTROCUTED TO DEATH.

                         Nigerian Bottling Company was halted on friday by casual workers following the death of one of their colleagues whose name was given as Jerry Ayo.The angry workers completely shut the plant located at the Eyean in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo state,while protesting the death of their colleague.They also barricaded the company's gate and setup bornfires joined by relatives of the deceased.The protesters alleged that 21 year old Jerry Ayo died of electrocution while at work.The protesters who prevented other workers from gaining access into the building,vowed to sustain the protest until the company issues a statement on what led to Jerry's death,because according to them,they had complained severally about electric leakages at the plant but that the management simply told them to go if they were tired of working.Jerry was employed as a casual worker at the Coca Cola plat on the 20 April 2015.His uncle Michael said Jerry left home healthy but was brought back dead.One of the casual workers who gave his name as Goodluck Osawe,said the deceased did not know that there were electric leakages in plant,adding that he was in coma and they did not tell us.Head of Public Affairs and Communications of the company,Uzo Odenigbo,who confirmed the death of Jerry in a statement,said the deceased died on the way to the hospital after a seizure while at work.The company's sympathy to the family and said investigation as to the cause of the incident has commenced.

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