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...

NIGERIA TO ALSO REQUIRE AMERICANS TO PROVIDE SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES. (PHOTO).


 NIGERIA TO ALSO REQUIRE AMERICANS TO PROVIDE SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES


Following the recent decision of the United States government to request for social media profiles of Nigerians travelling overseas, the Nigerian government has decided to reciprocate in kind.


The US said visa applicants must include usernames, handles, email addresses, and phone numbers used across all social media from five years before or have their visa applications declined.


“So, on things of this nature, the best we can do is to carry out reciprocal action," said Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Kimiebi Ebienfa. "Some people from the US might want to apply for a visa, and we will adopt the same measures.


‘’I think that’s what the government might do because anything visa is reciprocal. What you are mandating our nationals to do, we will also mandate your citizens applying for our visa to do,’’ he said.

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