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...
In what could be described as bumper harvest in the wave of arrests of escaping and infiltrating remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in the north east,troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE with assistance of Civilian JTF,have arrested quite a number in Maiduguri and Mafa.Yesterday afternoon,at Kasuwar Shanu {Cattle Market}, one Abur Modu Magaji was apprehended by Civilian JTF and handed over to troops.Preliminary investigation shows that he admitted to rustling 45 cows from Saleh Mohamed with 20 other Boko Haram terrorists at gun point.He however cooperated and assisted in pointing out 7 other suspected terrorists at Mafa road checkpoint.The 3 suspectd Ibrahim Chari,Bulama Magaji and Nde Ngude were positively identified as Boko Haram terrorists group members that he had operated with in the past,while 4 others; Mustafa Fannami,Abubabakar Modu,Mohammed Merai and Abur Mustafa bought cows from him out of the stolen animal.Smilarly,Bakura Agwala,Jatau Yaga and Umar Modu were arrested at a checkppoint along Maiduguri-Mafa road by troops with the assistance of Civilian JTF.The suspects also confessed that they were involved in attacks an livestock rustling.Additionally,at about 5.00pm yesterday,troops also arrested Abacha Umar and Umar Babagana at Cattle Market.Preliminary investigation shows that the suspects were from Bama and had participated in various Boko Haram terrorists attacks and cattle rustling.The suspects have been handed over to Joint Investigation Committee,while 18 recovered cows have been handed over to the Cattle Market Committee for screening and identification and subsequent hand over to their rightful owners.
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