Airport officials say a 23-year-old Austin man never made it onto his international aircraft after they discovered around 75 pounds of marijuana stashed in his checked luggage at Miami International Airport on Saturday. Authorities claim the bags included dozens of vacuum-sealed bundles that tested positive for marijuana and weighed around 34.01 kg. A judge later set bond at $20,000 and required the defendant to wear a GPS monitor if he posted bond.
According to authorities, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials were conducting standard outgoing checks at MIA when they saw two checked bags associated with the visitor. Inside, officers discovered 65 vacuum-sealed containers containing a green, leafy substance that tested positive for marijuana, totaling 34.01 kilos, or approximately 74.98 pounds.
According to the arrest report, the suspect is Austin resident Harrison O’Neill Tiernan, age 23. According to NBC6 South Florida, he was arrested at the airport before boarding a flight to London and was later thrown into jail on a cannabis trafficking allegation…