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...

READ WHY ROTIMI AMAECHI'S SCREENING WAS DEFERRED BY THE SENATE EARLIER TODAY.

                  Today wednesday,the Senate deferred the Screening of  ex Governor Rotimi Amaechi because of the inability of its Committee on Ethics,Privileges and Public Petitions to submit its report on the petition against him.The Chairman of the Committee Sen.Sam Anyanwu,while briefing the senate,said that the committee could not meet on tuesday folloing the late adjournment of plenary.Anyawu said that as at the time of adjournment of plenary,most of the members of the committee were too tired to meet.He promised that the committee would meet on wednesday so as to finalise the report on Amaechi and submit on thursday to enable his screening.Another source said that Amaechi's nomination is being opposed by ''Integrity Group'',which petitioned the Senate alleging that Amaechi had not answwered questions on alleged financial misappropriation when he was governor of River state.Although the Committee met on monday,they could not deliberate on the petion as the allegations contained in the petition were said to be before a court of competent jurisdiction.Among the nominees to be screened are Se.Chris Ngige,former Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola and Ibe Kachikwu.One more photo below.                                                                            

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