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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...

ABDULRAZAQ CONGRATULATES NEW KWARA COUNCIL CHAIRMEN, COUNCILLORS. (PHOTO).


 Abdulrazaq congratulates new Kwara Council chairmen, councillors


Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated all the newly elected 16 local government chairpersons and 193 councillors following their victories at the Saturday’s election.

The Governor also congratulated all the leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the successful outing at the poll, which he links to the strides of the government, the support of every party member and stakeholders, and sustained relationships that the party has built with the people of the state.

He commended the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission and the security agencies for the peaceful and hugely successful exercise.

According to a statement by His Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Anakaye, the Governor said he was confident that insights and experiences from the exercise will help to improve future elections in the state and across the country, especially that leadership of other states’ electoral commissions observed the exercise across the state.

“Governor Abdulrazaq again commends Kwarans for their large turnouts for the election, their support for the APC, and their decent conducts while it lasted.

“He thanks all the political parties for their impressive participation and sportsmanship,” parts of the statement read.

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