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...
The troops of 202 Battalion of 21 Brigade in Operation LAFIYA DOLE have ambushed Boko Haram elements in which they killed 3 and arrested one of the terrorists at Sabsawa-Boarding road and BOCOBS-Ngurusoye road on between 1-2nd June 2016.The captured Boko Haram terrorist,Umar Mustapha,who claimed to have come from Sabsawa,has been handed over to the Brigade Headquarters for further interrogation and processing.The troops have continued with their clearance operations of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists within the Sambisa forest.In a related development,earlier this morning,troops of 112 Battalion on patrol from Mafa to Dikwa were ambushed at Ajiri village by Boko Haram terrorists.Although they successfully cleared the ambush,one soldier died in the process,an officer and 3 soldiers sustained various degrees of injury.One of the civilian JTF accompanying the patrol team was also injured.The team killed 8 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered arms and ammunitions at the ambush site.The recovered items include,1 Rocket Propel Grenade {RPG},AK-47 Rifles,2 Rocket Propel Grenade bomb,3 AK-47 Rifle Magazine and 120rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.The troops also discovered 3 Improvised Explosive Devices {IEDs} concealed by the edge of the road which were safely detonated by the Explosive Ordnance Device {EOD} team.The body of the late soldier and the injured have since been evacuated to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital.Maiduguri.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman.Acting Director Army Public Relations.More photos below. 
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