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 Ogun State Governor,Senator Ibikunle Amosun has signed into Law the Bill upgrading the state-owned Moshood Abiola Polytechnic {MAPOLY},Abeokuta,to Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology,Abeokuta.The governor,who assented to the Bill,earlier passed by the state House of Assembly,during the Executive Council meeting yesterday,also signed into Law,the Bill for the re-establishment of the Ogun State Polytechnic,which will be sited in Ipokia-Yewa-Awori axis of the state.Amosun revealed that the institutions will be multi-campus,as government would engage professionals and people of high knowledge to provide the technical guide,adding that this great step will enhance the prospect of education in the state.Commending the efforts of the state House of Assembly for the timely and successful passage of the Bill into Law,the governor assured that necessary documents have been prepared and sent to the appropriate quarters.Answering questions from news men,the Speaker,Rt.Hon. Suraj Ishola Adekunbi said the Housing swung into action and accelerated the passage,because of the priority the state government is giving to the education sector in the state.He noted that the step will create employment for the people,open access to tertiary education in Ipokia as well as encourage the people to embrace education.
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