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...
As part of measures to boost tourism and enhance movement of goods and services,Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday thursday commissioned the newly completed Imeke-Ajido Bridge,a major link bridge in Badagry axis of the State.The Bridge,which is 500 metres long,was designed with sidewalk on both sides.Addressing a mammoth crod of joyous residents who came out to receive him after walking on the bridge,Governor Ambode said the delivery of the project was a promise kept and an effort aimed at making life comfortable for the people.Before the construction of the bridge by the State Government,the people of the area were said to have been subjected to intold hardship trying to connect Ajido town to Imeke,all suburbs in Badagry.The Governor said :'' Apart from this bridge that we have just commissioned,take the second phase which connects this place to Whispering Palms as being approved immediately and work should commence immediately.It is good that the Kabiyesi is here.The last time we came here was sometime in July and which we said this bridge should be constructed by CCECC.Today,we are happy to see that the bridge has been completed and it is hereby commissioned for use from this moment onwards while we believe strongly also that before the end of June 2017,we should have a very good road to Whispering Palms which will also improve on the tourism potentials of Badagry and it will also improve the economy of this axis.''.More photos below.




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