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...

FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE PDP MAMAN ALI,HIS SON AHMADU WAS RE-ARRAIGNED BY THE EFCC FOR FRAUD TODAY.

Mamman Ali            Ahmad Ali the son of the former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} Manman Ali,was re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC alongside another oil marketer Christian Taylor and his company Nasman oil services LTD before Justice AdeniyiOnigbanjo of a Lagos state High Court in Ikeja.They were all previously arraigned on July 26,2012 and their trial had commenced before their co-defendant,but Oluwaseun Ogunbambo absconded.This prompted the EFCC to amend the charge against the defendants which led to the re-arraignment.In the amended charge,counts of conspiracy,obtaining money by false pretence,forgery and the use of false documents were increased from 9 to 49.The EFCC counsel,Mr Seidu Atteh said the defendants had fraudulently obtained N4.5 billion from the Federal Government between January 2011 and April 2012.The money was for the subsidy payments from the Petroleum Support Fund for the purported importation of 30.5 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit {P.M.S}.The defendants were also alleged to have forged a bill of lading and other documents which they used in facilitating the fraud.The alleged offences were said to contavene sections 1 {3} of the Advance fee fraud and other fraud related offences Act 2006.The offences also violated sections 363{a} and 364 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.The defendants again pleaded not guilty to the charge.The matter was adjourned till June 30 for trail.

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