TEXAS MAN ARRESTED WITH 75 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN LUGGAGE WHILE FLYING TO LONDON, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).

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 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...

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BANS CONFERENCE BAGS,SOUVENIRS ETC DURING WORKSHOP & SEMINARS.

                  It was reported today sunday that the Federal Government has banned the procurement and distribution of conference bag,T-shirts and other souvenirs at events and activities such as Conferences,Workshops and Seminars organised and funded by Federal Ministries,Departments and Agencies {MDAs}.The new measures were approved by President Muhammadu Buhari following recommendations by the Efficiency Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance,and conveyed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and the Ministers of Finance and Budget and National Planning,by the Chief of Staff to the President,Alhaji Abba Kyari,for implementation.A statement froom the federal minstry of finance signed by Salsiu Na'Inna Dambatta,Director {Information} said ''The directive is a recognition of the fact tthat in a period of lean financial resources in the face of huge national infrastructural deficit,wasteful and unnecessary expenditure on overheads such as on souvenirs and conference bags were luxuries that the government must eliminate to release funds for infrastructure and services such as health and education that would have direct positive impact on the wellbeing of the citizenry and promote economic development''.One more photo below.                                                                                               

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