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...
According to reuters,the United States is deeply disappointed by Rwandan President Paul Kagame's New Year's announcement that he would seek a third term in 2017.Kagame,who has been president since 2000,has effectively been in control since his rebel force marched into Kigali to end the 1994 genocide.He had been limited to two terms,but Rwanda approved constitutional changes last year that would allow him to stay in power until 2034,if he wins elections.John Kirby,a spokesman for the U.S State Department,said in a statement late yesterday saturday that ''The United States is deeply disappointed that President Paul Kagame has announced his intention to run for a third term in office''.The United States is a major donor too Rwanda and provides military aid.It has long praised Kagame for transforming the nation since the genocide.One more photo below. 
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