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 Government,through the State Examinations Board,has stated that it would commence the registration for the Year 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examinations Board,has stated that it would commence the registration for the Year 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination {BECE} on Monday,December 12,2016 and would end on Friday,April 28,2017.A Release by the Board stated that late registration would commence from Tuesday 2nd-Friday 19th May,2017 and implored all Public Junior Secondary Schools to collect customized Compact Discs {CD} for their candidates Bio-Data as part of preparations for the examination.It however warned that late registration attracts a penalty of Ten Thousand Naira {N10,000} only,while damage of the customized Compact Disc {CD} would attract a sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Naira {N2,500} irrespective of the status of the school involved.While urging Principals of both Private and Public schools to submit necessary documents alongside the CD on or before Friday,28th April,2017 to avoid late registration,the Board called on approved Private Junior Secondary Schools to collect their CDs at its office after payment of the required examination fees and submission of receipts to the Board.The release equally advised the schools with ALBINO/Visually Impaired Candidate{s} in Jss 3 to inform the State Examination Board in a separate letter to enable the Board make adequate preparations for issues that may likely affect such candidates during the examination.
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