TEXAS MAN ARRESTED WITH 75 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN LUGGAGE WHILE FLYING TO LONDON, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).
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...
According to sources,an attempt by North Korea to establish a diplomatic mission in Nairobi has been turned down.Diplomatic source within the United Nation office in Nairobi have indicated that the UN mounted pressure on Nairobi to reject the move by North Koreans,despite officials from that countr visiting Nairobi twice.Though on sunday,the government denied that North Korea,formally known as the Democratic people's Republic of Korea {DPRK},has made the application.Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho told their Kenya citizens that ''That is not true.North Korea did not make such request''.However the UN says two delegations came to Nairobi in November last year and in early March,seeking favours and hopefully start a process of establishing a diplomatic post in Nairobi.''The delegations had had very powerful officials in the government of North Korea.They sought to speak with foreign ministry officials over the possibility of establishing an embassy.The UN suggested against it and there was further pressure from other countries who voiced similar concerns''.
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