{"id":188226,"date":"2026-03-12T04:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188226\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T04:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:32:12","slug":"smirking-stoner-caught-at-miami-airport-with-75-pounds-of-marijuana-in-luggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188226\/","title":{"rendered":"Smirking stoner caught at Miami airport with 75 pounds of marijuana in luggage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was no laughing matter. <\/p>\n<p>A Texas stoner flashed a mischievous grin after a staggering 75 pounds of pot were discovered stuffed inside his luggage at a Florida airport, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison O\u2019Neill Tiernan, 23, was cuffed on Saturday at Miami International Airport on a cannabis trafficking charge after unsuccessfully checking in for his flight to London, according to an arrest report<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/texas-man-flying-to-london-had-75-pounds-of-pot-in-luggage-at-mia-cops\/3778453\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> obtained by NBC Miami. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.92480469;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38751945\" width=\"546\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/harrison-oneill-tiernan-texas-man-123343639.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of Harrison Oneill Tiernan, a man with blond hair, wearing a gray hoodie and nose ring.\" class=\"wp-image-38751945\"  \/>Harrison O\u2019Neill Tiernan, 23, was arrested after 75 pounds of pot were allegedly found packed in his luggage at Miami International Airport. Miami-Dade Corrections &amp; Rehabilitation<\/p>\n<p>As the pothead was set to board his London Heathrow Airport-bound flight, US Customs and Border Protection officers stopped him.<\/p>\n<p>They discovered 65 vacuum-sealed packages containing \u201cgreen leafy\u201d substances in the two bags Tiernan, of Austin, had checked for his British Airways flight \u2014 that were later confirmed as marijuana, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged trafficker acknowledged that he had checked the two drug-filled bags, court documents said.<\/p>\n<p>In total, a whopping 74.98 pounds of marijuana were packed in the suitcases, authorities confirmed in the report.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security turned the case over to the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office since the amount of pot did not meet \u201cthe federal threshold,\u201d NBC Miami reported.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38751947\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/look-toward-departure-gates-exterior-123344009.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior view of Miami International Airport and Hotel showing the departure gates.\" class=\"wp-image-38751947\"  \/>Tiernan appeared in court on Sunday and was ordered held on a $20,000 bond.  TNS<\/p>\n<p>CBP had been conducting sweeps at the Miami airport due to a \u201chigh trend of narcotics being smuggled outbound from USA,\u201d the documents added, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Tiernan was booked into jail, where his mugshot showed him flashing a nonchalant grin.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared in court on Sunday and was ordered held on a $20,000 bond. Tiernan will have to wear a GPS monitor if he is released from custody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This was no laughing matter. 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