Tag: Pounds

Bank of England repo demand climbs to record 21 billion pounds

LONDON (Reuters) – British banks received a record 21.347 billion pounds ($27.01 billion) in funds from the Bank of England at its weekly short-term repo on Thursday, marking the 11th time in the past 14 repos that usage has set a fresh record high. Usage of the repo, which allows banks to temporarily borrow cash […]

7 pounds of fentanyl worth $1.3 million

Four defendants have been jailed and more than 7 pounds of fentanyl seized following a six-month drug trafficking investigation in Bay County. The fentanyl amounts to 1.3 million fatal doses, according to Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford, who estimated the street value of the pills at $1.3 million. Ford made the announcement at a press […]

Man allegedly caught with over 3 pounds of marijuana at Memphis airport

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was arrested at the Memphis International Airport after police say he was caught with a large amount of marijuana in his luggage earlier this year. Joshua Henry, 26 is facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver. According to an airport police […]

41 pounds of marijuana discovered during traffic stop: police

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A traffic stop in Delano Tuesday turned up more than 40 pounds of marijuana. On June 18, officers say they pulled over 45-year-old Carlos Calderon, who was wanted on two felony warrants. Calderon was pulled over just before noon on Woollomes Avenue and Dover Park Way. Officers smelled marijuana and searched […]

61 pounds of cocaine found in woman’s luggage at Chicago airport

An Indiana woman has been taken into custody after authorities discovered 61 pounds of cocaine in her possession at a Chicago airport. Officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division consensually searched luggage at Chicago Midway International Airport that allegedly belonged to 27-year-old Chania R. Logan from Indianapolis, according to a DEA press release. She […]