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...

GOV. ORTOM TO PARTICIPATE IN PEACE, DEMOCRACY FORUM IN U.S.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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    Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and some of his counterparts in other states will participate in a forum on deepening democratic governance in Nigeria scheduled to take place in Washington DC, United States of America, this week.
The forum which will open on Wednesday, November 20, is organised by the United States Institute of Peace, USIP.
The aim of the forum is to engage leading Nigerian, American, and international leaders from government, civil society, business and academia in fostering critical conversations and proferring solutions to Nigeria's governance issues.
In the letter inviting Governor Ortom to the Washington meeting, the Vice President of USIP for Middle East and Africa, Dr Michael Yaffe said the Nigerian Governors and other stakeholders will also deliberate on ways of ending polarisation and conflicts affecting the growth of Nigeria's democracy.
Governor Ortom who is to depart for the United States today will, after the Washington event, proceed to Brazil to attend an economic forum.
The forum which will take place in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis and Curitiba has one of the main themes as 'Doing Business In Benue'.
Other areas of focus during the event will be Renewable Energy and Agriculture Value Chain.
The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services, as well as other investment stakeholders are to play active roles in the 'Doing Business in Benue' forum.
Governor Ortom is expected back in Benue State on November 28.
Terver Akase
Chief Press Secretary
November 18, 2019.
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