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...
The Inspector General of Police,condoles with the people of Kogi state over the death of Prince Abubakar Audu.The IGP commends residents of Kogi state for peaceful,orderly conduct,and he calls for similar level of cooperation and support for th police during Bayelsa election.The Inspector General of Police,IGP Solomon E.Arase,fdc NPM commiseates with Nigerians,especially the people of Kogi state,family,friends and relations of the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate in the last Saturday election,Price Abubakar Audu,whose death was announced late Sunday,and prays God to give the family and friends the fortitude to bear the irreparable lost,and to grant the deceased eternal rest.Meanwhile,IGP has commended the people of Kogi state for their enviable peaceful conduct before,during and after the November 21,2015 gubernatorial election held in the state.The IGP is particularly pleased with the very high level of comportment,discipline,orderliness,patience and understanding exhibited by the citizens throughout the period of the election.IGP Arase while calling for a similar level of citizens cooperation and support for the Police and other relevant agencies during the forthcoming election taking place in Bayelsa state on 5th December,2015,equally gives kudos to the personnel of the police and other security agencies assigned to election duties in Kogi state for their professional conduct througout the election period .He charges the officers to remain forcused and committed in the discharge of their duties to their fatherland. Ag,ACP OLABISI KOLAWOLE
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