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...
Justice A.M. Nicol-clay of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere,today wednesday,May 31,2017,convicted an Internet fraudster,Moka Chukwuemeka Pascal,for $7,o16 fraud.The accused was arraigned on an amended one-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretense to the tune of $7,016.00.Pascal had approached an Australian national,Russel Stanley Loach,demanding the sum of $7,016.00 to enable him secure the release of his {loach} girlfriend from some kidnappers captivity.The victim allegedly paid the money into the account of the suspect's accomplice,who is now at large.The accused pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him.In view of his plea,the prosecution counsel,M.S. Usman,told the court that the accused had entered a plea bargain agreement with the Commission.The prosecution counsel also urged the court to adopt as its judgment the terms of the plea bargain agreement with the accused.The prosecution counsel tendered some documents,including the petition,statement of defendant,EFCC's letter to Access Bank Plc as well as the response from the bank,which were all admitted as exhibits by the court.The prosecution counsel further told the court that the accused had paid the sum of $7,016.00 in resstitution to the victim.In response,counsel to the accused,Olaide Adedapo,urged the court to temper justice with mercy.Consequently,Justice Nicol-clay convicted the accused of the charge.Justice Nicol-clay adjourned the case till June 6,2017 for sentencing and ordered the accused to be remanded in the EFCC custody.One more photo below.
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