TEXAS MAN ARRESTED WITH 75 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN LUGGAGE WHILE FLYING TO LONDON, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).

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 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...

FG PLEDGES SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIP WITH UNICEF TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER. (PHOTOS).


 FG PLEDGES SUSTAINED  PARTNERSHIP WITH UNICEF TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER


The Federal Government has assured UNICEF of  sustained partnership to improve access to safe water and sanitation services in the country. 


Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Prof Joseph Terlumun Utsev stated this  when the UNICEF Country Representative Wafaa Saeed paid  him a working visit in Abuja. 


In a statement by the Minister personal Assistant on Media and Publicity Terhemen Oraduen, Prof utsev acknowledged the support and cooperation Nigeria has enjoyed from UNICEF over the years especially in the areas of girl child education, water and sanitation as well as hygiene services which must be strengthened for the good of the country. 


He told the UNICEF Country Representative that his ministry has achieved giant strides in the water and sanitation sector especially under President  Tinubu's administration and would soon  come out with a  document highlighting key achievements of his ministry  and present to UNICEF to identify other areas of intervention. 


Prof Utsev particularly commended the Chief of WASH in Nigeria Jane Bevan for always supporting water and sanitation programmes  and sued for sustainance .


Earlier, UNICEF Country Representative Wafaa Saeed explained that the visit was to appreciate Nigeria for the massive transformation being witnessed in the water and sanitation sector as well as Hydropower investment and to identify the ministry's vision in the water and sanitation sector for more support.

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