The organiser of the smuggling attempt has been given a seven-year jail sentence while the man who picked up the drugs in California has been given a four-year sentence.Ī third man, who was an intermediary in the operation, was given a three-year sentence, which was suspended because he has cancer. Part of the drug consignment was detected when a French Polynesian passenger on the cruise ship MS Zuiderman wanted to offload some luggage in Raiatea while travelling to Tahiti. Three men in French Polynesia have been given prison sentences for trying to smuggle 21kg - about $US50 million worth - of methamphetamine into the territory last year. Guam Memorial Hospital's associate administrator of operations told the hospital's board the damage cost was extensive and continued to grow. ![]() It's been just over three weeks since the typhoon wrecked havoc on the US territory and people continue to live in temporary evacuation shelters. Typhoon Mawar inflicted an estimated $US4 million worth of damage to Guam's only public hospital. Reports from residents on social media showed the quake was felt on the main island Tongatapu. Kaniva Tonga reports no casualties or damage were reported. ![]() The US Geological Survey reports the quake was 280km south-west of Houma, and around 170km deep. There are no reports of damage after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off Tonga on Friday morning. ![]() Typhoon Mawar intensified into a Category 4 strength storm with sustained winds over 200km/hr it was expected to start impacting Guam between 8pm and 10pm local time on Tuesday.
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