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...

NBA TO PARTNER WITH EFCC IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION.{PHOTOS}.

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    Newly elected executive officers of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Benin Branch have promised to partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the fight against graft.
Chairman of the Association, Prince Collins Ogiegbaen stated this today, August 10, 2018 during a courtesy visit to the Benin Zonal Office of the Commission.
Ogiegbaen who led other executive officers of the association on the visit disclosed that the courtesy visit was to appreciate the EFCC and to further strengthen the existing relationship between the anti-graft agency and the Benin Branch of the NBA. "We cherish the relationship we have with the EFCC and are here to further strengthen that relationship", he said.
He further stated that in his capacity as chairman, he has cautioned his colleagues to desist from all forms of corruption and to be mindful of what they do, "never forge a document for any client. I intend leaving the organisation better than I met it", he stated.
Mailafia Yakubu, Zonal Head, Benin Zonal Office, who received the NBA officers in his office on behalf of the Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, told the lawyers that though the Commission has a zero tolerance for corruption, it abide strictly with the rule of law in the discharge of its duties.
He further stated that lawyers were crucial in the fight against corruption hence the Commission will always solicit for their support. He charged them to always verify any allegations of harassment by their client with the Commission as the EFCC discharges its duties with fairness and civility."Our doors are open so you can always approach us whenever there is any issue to verify or make any enquiry about", he stated.More photos below.
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