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...
Today sunday morning a man was crushed to death when his Mercedes Benz wagon car in which he was travelling,rammed into a stationary truck belonging to Seven Up Bottling Company,along the Benin Lagos expressway.The victim simply identified as Iyare,was said to be coming from the Lagos end of the road,apparently lost control of the car and ran into the rear of the articulated truck parked on a grass verge opposite the company premises where the fatal accident occurred.He was rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital {UBTH},Ugbowo,where he was confirmed dead.One of thee eyewitnesses who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity,said the victim may have been under a hot pursuit by customs officials,because according to him,the Mercedez Benz C class station wagon car had no number plates and looked quite new.According to a senior police officer,who did not want his name mentioned said no sooner had the driver been taken to UBTH than the youths,suspected to be hoodlums,began setting the trucks on fire..The Toll Gate Unit Commander of the FRSC,Mr Ameen Adewale,who further confirmed the incident,said the remains of the driver had been deposited in the mortuary,while efforts were being made to remove the damaged vehicle.
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