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 River State Government multi-billion Naira Banana plantation located in Sogho in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State yesterday Boxing day was set on fire by suspected arsonists.The Multi-Billion Banana Plantationinitiated by the administration of Chibuike Amaechi,which is operated under the Public Private Partnership with an Israeli firm has the potential of providing employment for about 2,000 of Rivers people and for Agro-research.Witnesses said the fire started yesterday saturday afternoon,and pointing accusing fingers to unknown arsonists.Dr Mesua Wilson Nwibari,the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Tai Local Government Council who confirm,ed the incident claimed that a woman who was farming near the vast plantation put fire on her small portion of farm land and uncontrollable harmattan fire spread the fire to the Banana farm.He ruled sabotage as a possible cause of the fire.
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