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...
Jermaine Jackson,co-lead singer of global music brand,Jackson 5 and elder brother of late king of pop Michael Jackson yesterday friday confirmed readiness to participate at the star studded jazz concert being put together by the Lagos State Government in commemoration of the 2016 International Jazz Day.The concert,which is to be hosted by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode,will hold at the Lagos House in Alausa,Ikeja today saturday April 30 by 5pm.Jermaine,who confirmed his readiness to participate at the festival during a press conference held at the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy,Alausa,said he would be at the festival to support the government and array of international and local artist who would be performing.Jermaine,who is in Nigeria as part of activities marking the Jackson Golden Africa Tour,also disclosed plans by the Jackson 5 to establish a music academy in Nigeria to nurture and prepare the talents in Africa for global market.He said ''It's been 50 years for the Jacksons and we are bringing a team together of people who can produce a concert.I like coming here because i have a lot of questions.I was just in China and i learnt that the first dynasty that started in China came from Africa here and i had a professor in China to tell me this.That made me very proud and the world needa to know this because in our history books in America,they don't put this there,they don't want us to know this but when you travel and you have the opportunity to see things for yourself,you will realize that the history books were written by someone else and it is their version and their interpretation of what happened which is usually not the truth.We are going to give you nice compilation of songs that you know and i am jusr=t very honoured to be here because we have been kept away fro you because of the politics and we are not interested in such politics because we are people who care about people.We need to have a closer relationship with Africa-American and the rest of Africa because we have been separated for long and we can reach out to do other things.There are lots of great talents here and we want to use our 50 years experience of being in the business to teac the arts.We have in our plans to establish Jackson Academy Performing Art School and the school will have a curriculum and also will teach music,directing,filming,lightening,producing,dancing and so on.We want to get the talents here ready for the global market and i do believe that the drums and beat started from here''.One more photos below. 
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