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...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has restated his commitment to protect and secure the lives and property of all residents of the State regardless of Location,stressing that increased attention would be paid to suburb areas of the State,The Governor said construction of the Police post in Ayobo-Ipaja,a Lagos suburb,was undertaken to combat robbery around boundary communities,stem the menace of land grabbers and confront security challenges around inter-state boundaries.Ambode,represented by the State Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations,Hon. Seye Oladejo,said that the completion of the police post will provide an enabling environment for the police to effectively perform the duty of stemming the menace of criminals such as armed robberies,kidnapping,rape,cultism and gang war among others in and around the community.According to him,''The determination of this administration to ensure a well secured State that will be unsafe for criminals and their allies had informed the huge investment on security related issues,like the provision of modern security equipment,vehicles and structures to strengthen the crime fighting capacity of security agencies,as well as ensure their mobility within the nooks and crannies of the State''.More photos below.
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