THE Police Service has credited the US military radar at the ANR Robinson Airport in Tobago with its seizure of $171 million worth of marijuana in the Caroni swamp.

The police issued a statement on December 11 outlining the bust plus an accompanying video including Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro and Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander.The statement was titled, New radar system delivers major narcotics seizure in Caroni Swamp.

"The TT Police Service (TTPS) has achieved a significant breakthrough in its border security operations with the newly installed radar system delivering its first major success: a large narcotics seizure in the Caroni Swamp.