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...
Security agencies in Nigeria have begun a nationwide crackdown on armed herdsmen,gun runners,cattle rustlers,militias nd others perpetrators of violence.National Security Adviser,NSA,to President Muhammadu Buhari,Major-General Babagana Monguno {Rtd} stated this while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of thursday's meeting of the National Economic Council,where he was invited to state the security situation in Nigeria.Monguno said he briefed the Council on the security situation in the country,particularly the conflict between armed herdsmen and farmers,especially in Kaduna,Taraba,Benue States and others.According to the NSA,governors at the meeting welcomed the security report,commending efforts of the federal government so far,in tackling the security challenges and advocating for more collaboration between the federal government and states in this regard.Genral Monguno said the council resolved that there was need to have an extraordinary session to discuss security issues in Nigeria as a means to deepening the issues and effectively addressing the menace.''We all agree that the security situation in the country has been cascading in recent times,'' he stated,explaining that the overall consensus was that the security agencies need to collaborate with the various state governments in dealing with the situation.
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