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 fatal accident involving a Toyota Hilux SUT and a bus conveying some students of Oko Poly has claimed the lives of 5 persons.According to our sources,the cause of the accident which occurred at the Umuokpala Road in Awgbu,Orumba North yesterday evening was due to over-speeding but an eyewitness account had it that the major cause of the accident was a goat which was said to be crossing the road.According to the eyewitness,the Hilux Truck which was driven by the first son of the Igwe of Mbaukwu who name was given as Emeka Anugwu tried to avoid hitting the said goat which was crossing into the highway and in the process,lost control and ran into the bus which was coming in the opposite direction.The driver of the bus and 5 students in the bus died in the scene of the accident while Prince Emeka Anugwu sustained various degrees of injury on his head.The survivors though injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where they are currently receiving treatment.Meanwhile,a group of sympathizers who gathered at the scene of the accident were said to have pounced on the goat and severed its head but it was noticed that the goat did not bleed at all.




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