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...
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court,Enugu March 6,2017 when some depositors with the ''Lets Partner With You'' protested what they considered a long adjournment of the case involving the operator and managing director of the company,Patrick Shanchi Nwokike,his wife Rosemary Ifeoma Nwokike and their company.Justice Dugbo R.O Oghoghorie had adjourned the case to May 17,2017 for trail,a development which angered some victims who are demanding a speedy trial of the case.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC had on tuesday November 15,2016,arraigned the trio on a four-count charge bordering on Advanced Fee Fraud and carrying out banking business without valid License,offence which run contrary to the provisions of Section 2{1} of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act and the case adjourned to March 6,2017.When the case was called up,the prosecution led by M.U. Onome told the court they were ready for trial with a witness in court.
Do you have update on this lets partner with you case?
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