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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...

4 EMIRATE AIRLINE STAFF,ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE F.H.C IN LAGOS FOR $1.6 MILLION FRAUD.

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                   The four suspects are identified as Abayomi Adekanbi Abiola,Isiaka Adegoke Adedeji,Awonubi Abayomi and George Ikpekhia,were arraigned alongside Emirates Airlines,Pathfinders international LTD and Nigeria Aviation Handling company LTD.The accused persons were arraigned on eleven count charge of stealing,fraud,obtaining money under false pretence,willful destruction of evidence and failure to report an international transfer fraud.The accused persons were alleged to have on the 19th of December 2007,at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos state,stole four bags with tag number EK 428682,EK 428683,EK 650162,EK 650161,containing the sum of $1.6 million,belonging to PArince Chuikem Orji,on the promise of keeping them intact for onward delivery to him at Guangzhou,China.They were also alleged to have conspired together to fraudulently defraud the victim of the four bags containing the said amount by willfully dest...

CHINESE DRIVERS,ARE RELUCTANT TO PURCHASE ELECTRIC VEHICLES,DUE TO A LACK OF CHARGING STATIONS.

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               According to sources,due to a lack of charging stations,Chinese drivers are reluctant to purchase electric vehicles,despite the governments efforts to promote green cars nation wide.Currently,to buy an electric car,drivers can enjoy a government subsidy up to $16,000.Even so,among the 260 million cars running on China's roads,electric vehicles account for less than 0.1%.Many drivers have avoided buying electric vehicles because they are daunted by the prospect of being stranded halfway home due to the inconvenience of charging their cars.Most of the charging stations are far away from residential areas,and not all off them are open to private use.Xue Xu,a professor from Peking University said ''An obstacle to the mass adoption of electric cars is the battery technology.Chinese companies should invest and research more in developing big batteries before the market is taken over by international brands''.One more photo below.   ...