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...
Veteran Nollywood actor,Olumide Bakare,has passed on after a failed battle with a heart and lung disease.His personal assistant,who said he died in the early hours of Saturday on his way to the hospital,announced his death.Mr Bakare has been sick for over a year and reports say aside from suffering low blood flow into the heart.there were also indications of a lung-related disease.He suffered cardiac arrest earlier in the year and was rushed to the emergency unit of University College Hospital Where he was placed in intensive care.Mufu Onifade,former president of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners {NANTAP},has confirmed his death in a statement.''He had a successful surgery and after the surgery,he talked to people and told them he was fine.But two hours later,he passed on.It is very painful because I had actually been wishing him a quick recovery'',he said.When the news of his ill health broke in 2014,the actor denied being ill.Incidentally,the actor was also booked for a movie shoot in the U.S,putting to rest insinuations he went for medical checkup.May his soul rest in peace,AMEN.More photos below.
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