TEXAS MAN ARRESTED WITH 75 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN LUGGAGE WHILE FLYING TO LONDON, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).
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...
The Lagos State Government has commissioned the newly refurbished Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital which was upgraded and equipped by the Redeemed Christian Church of God as part of activities marking the 10th anniversary of the Apapa Family of the Church.The Chief Medical Director of LASUTH,Prof. Adewale Oke who spoke during the commissioning said ''this donation is a huge one by the Redeemed Christian Church of God,Apapa family.The upgrade of our facility to a more conducive one is quite commendable,especially during the celebration of 50 years of the existence of Lagos and 10 years of establishing RCCG Apapa family''.Represented by the Director,Clinical Services and Training,Dr Ayoade Adedokun,Oke pledged to put the facility to good use,saying that the gesture would assist in management and treatment of patients and called on well-meaning Nigerians,including Corporate Organisations,Non-Governmental Organisations,Government bodies and individuals to emulate the gesture.In his speech during the commissioning ceremony,the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,Pastor E.A. Adeboye prayed that ''The commissioning of this centre today would mark a turning point for the better not only in this hospital but in all hospitals across the State and to the entire workforce of LASUTH,the healing power of God will continue to operate here''.The Intensive Care Unit named after Pastor Adeboye and his wife,Folu Adeboye was equipped by the Church with multi-million naira facilities including of 5,000 ICU Beds,fur Alpha-Active Mattresses,B-Braun Infusion Pumps,Syringe Pumps,Multi-Parameter Patient monitors and bedside lockers.Also speaking at the event,the presiding Pastor of the Apapa Family,the donor parish,Pastor Idowu Iluyomade said that the gesture was one of the several interventions of the Parish to make quality healthcare accessible and less cumbersome to the underprivileged Nigerians.He said that the church has since its establishment identified with the State government in several capacities as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility.More photos below.
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