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...
The operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad {SARS} of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected fake soldier allegedly involved in stealing motorcycles,popularly known as okada across the States in Nigeria.The suspect,Benjamin Okon,who has been parading himself as military man,was arrested by the policemen on Sunday,January ,this year at about 05.00 hrs after a tip-off from members of the public.''The suspect was fond of intimidating members of the public under the pretense that he is a military man.His hostile attitude made people not to associate with him,however,when we suspected his moves,we summoned courage to report to the police'',the source revealed.The suspect,who made a confessional statement during investigation at the Police Command,said that he had an accomplice {name withheld} who received the stolen items from him.He revealed that he usually goes to neighbouring States to snatch motorcycles,and his receiver,helped him to sell them to prospective buyers.''I am an expert at snatching motorcycles from unsuspecting members of the public.I had stolen countless Okada,which my accomplice had helped to sell.i do travel far and wide across the country to perpetrate this crime'',he said.''I robbed and sold looted items to him,and he subsequently sells them to some other persons.Once I bring the bikes to him,he will pay me off and I will move on to steal another one'',the suspect revealed.In her reaction,the State Police Public Relations Officer,{PPRO} Superintendent of Police,Dolapo Badmus,who confirmed the incident,said that the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of investigations.She noted that efforts are in top gear to apprehend the receivers and others who have connection with the case.
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