Small Bits of News

Cannabis blunder at Tokyo airport
An unwitting passenger arriving at Japan's Narita airport has received 142g of cannabis after a customs test went awry, officials say.
A customs officer hid a package of the banned narcotic in a side pocket of a randomly chosen suitcase in order to test airport security.
Sniffer dogs failed to detect the cannabis and the officer could not remember which bag he had put it in.
Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials.
The cannabis is estimated at having a street value of nearly $10,000.
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Car chase halts for 6yo
A CAR being chased by police at high speed stopped to drop off a six-year-old girl at a house last night.
The Sydney chase ended when the vehicle hit a power pole after its tires burst after hitting police road spikes. The 42-year-old driver of the Toyota Landcruiser drove for several kilometers with flat tires. Police said the driver stopped at a Mt Druitt address to drop the girl before taking off again. The chase lasted 40 minutes through Mt Druitt and Greystanes. The car crashed in Eastern Creek. The driver was charged with driving in a dangerous manner, being unlicensed, drunk driving and assaulting police. He will appear in Blacktown Court today.
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Naked man jumps on cars in Avila Beach
A naked man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of trying to have sex with a taxi cab in Avila Beach, authorities said.
Cody Eugene Williams, 27, of El Dorado Hills, was found about 6:15 p.m. on First Street wearing only his birthday suit and simulating intercourse on the windshield of the cab, according to San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officials.
The cabbie was still inside the taxi, investigators said.
Williams, reportedly intoxicated, also jumped on at least three other cars and broke a windshield, sheriff's officials said.
Williams was booked at County Jail on suspicion of vandalism, indecent exposure and committing a lewd act.
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Council fines boy £50 for letting balloon go
Litter bosses have put the wind up a North teenager after hitting him with a £50 fine for releasing a balloon. Max Twizell, 16, was spotted by a council worker allowing it out of his hands at a charity event in Old Eldon Square, Newcastle.The lad has been told to pay a £50 fine or he will be hauled before magistrates. Max, of Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, inflated the helium-filled balloon but let it spiral away without tying the end.
"He has 28 days to pay and if not may face court action. To some people this may sound harsh but we believe that to create a cleaner, safer city we must send out a clear message that this will not be tolerated."