TEXAS MAN ARRESTED WITH 75 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN LUGGAGE WHILE FLYING TO LONDON, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).

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 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...

ISHAWO KILLINGS: LAGOS COMMISERATES TODAY WITH POLICE,FAMILIES+ VOWS TO GO AFTER MILITANTS.

No automatic alt text available.          The Lagos State Government today sunday commiserated with the famiilies of four Police Officers and one Army Captain that lost their lives in Ishawo area of Ikorodu after an ambush unleashed on them by militants.The gallant officers were killed after successfully rescuing kidnapped victims kept in the riverine area by the militants.In a reaction issued on sunday by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy,Mr Steve Ayorinde,the government described the incident as unfortunate but insisted that it would only strengthen its resolve to root crime and criminalities out of the State.The statement said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was deeply touched and condoled with the families and loved ones of the departed officers.''The Governor,however,assures the Police and general public of his support and commitment to rid the State of every form of militancy,kidnappings,and illegal waterfront shanties that harbour criminals,'' Ayoorinde said.
Specifically,the State Government stressed that the unfortunate incident in Ishawo had further reinforced its resolve to go after criminal elements and their collaborators who are using coastal areas and illegal waterfront settlements as havens or escape routes to perpetrate evil and criminal activities.It added that every perpetrator directly or remotely linked to the Ishawo dastardly act would be brought to justice in the shortest possible time.''We wish to solicit the understanding and support of the public on the need to rid our waterways of illegal shanties that are not only an eyesore to our collective decency but have become a fertile ground for breeding illicit and illegal activities that constitute danger to the security and wellbeing of the larger public,'' the government said.
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