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 the Nation,an Igbosere Magistrate Court,Lagos today friday sentenced a 22 year old housekeeper,Kennedy George,to five years imprisonment for stealing his employer's jewellery and cash worth N6.3 million.Presiding Magistrate,Mrs A.T Omoyele,convicted George after he admitted to stealing his boss Automated Teller Machine {ATM} card to withdraw the money.The housekeeper,however claimed he was not the only one that spent the money.George,who lived with his employer,was arraigned on June 19,2015,on a three count charge of conspiracy and stealing preferred against him by the police.He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted N250,000 bail with the two sureties in like sum.Prosecuting police Corporal,Cyriacus Osuji,told the court that George and others at large committed the offences between February 6,2015 and June 2015,at about 10:00am ,at No. 3A,Iron Bar Street,Lekki Phase 1,Lagos.Osuji alleged that the defendant stole the sum of N300,000 and assorted gold jewellery worth N6 million,property of one Uzo Nwogu.He called two witnesses and said the offences contravened Sections 285 {7} and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,2011.More photos below.
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