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...
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri,Delta State has convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonmene one Igofose Oyoma.Ighofose was first arraigned by the EFCC,on 3rd May,2016 on a seven count charge bordering on Conspiracy,Forgery and Obtaining Money by False Pretence to the tune of Nine Thousand Two Hundred United States Dollars {$9,200}.Upon his arraignment,the convict pleaded not guilty to the charge,but later changed his plea to ''guilty''.Justice E.A Obile consequently convicted Ighofose and sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of N300,000.00 {three hundred thousand naira} fine to be forfeited to Federal Government.He also ordered that the payment receipt be deposited to the court registry.Ighofose was arrested sometime in May,2015 in Calabar,Cross River State following intelligence report on his involvement in Internet scams.
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