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...
Troops of 3 Battalion,22 Task Force Brigade on friday 10th June 2016,based on information received that Boko Haram terrorists elements earleir dislodged at Chukungudu and Hausari villages during a recent clearance operations,were migrating towards Muska village in Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area,conducted fighting patrol operations in the grneral area.During the encpunter,the troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists,captured 2 alive and rescued a woman with her baby that were held hostages by the terrorists.The troops also recovered several equipment,arms and ammunition that include 6 AK-47 rifle magazines,56 rounds of 7.62m {Special} rounds of ammunitions,1 bundle of detonating cord,a Manual on how to prepare Improvised Explosive Devices {IEDs} 2 rifle magazine pounches,a Techno Ipad,a Nokia mobile telephone handset and 1 Gionee mobile telephone handset.Others include 1 Digital Multimetre,6 SIM cards,3 memory cards and 1 Airtel Modern containing memory card also.The troops also recovered a wristwatch,2 Islamic books,an empty bag and 2 Motorcycles.The captured terrorists are undergoing preliminary interrogation,while rescued woman and her child are receiving necessary attention pending onward movement to Internally Displaced Persons {IDPs} Camp.Similarly,another element of the Battalion also conducted another fighting patrol to Wumbi village based on received information on the presence of remnants of Boko Haram terrists in the area.The patrol team recovered 157 rounds of 7.62mm {NATO} ammunition and 37 rounds of 7.62mm {Special } ammunition.In a related development,troops of 22 Brigade Garrison intercepted 15 IDPs,all male adults,approaching Dikwa from Mudu Kasa village.They revealed that some Boko Haram terrorist occasionally visit and terrorise their village and forcefully collect food and valuables.They further alleged that the terrorists came in numbers with some of them holding AK-47 rifles,while others wield machetes.As part of the troops mandate of facilitating humanitarian assistance by both Governmental and Non-governmental Organizations {NGOs} to the IDPs,troops also provided security to International Committee of the Red Cross {ICRC} same day.The troops provided security to the ICRC' contractors sinking 5 boreholes around Dikwa IDP camp.The troops would continue to provide the needed security to facilitate humanitarian assistance and activities in the area.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relations.More photos below. 
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