A US military radar recently installed at the ANR International Airport, in Tobago assisted police to find over 1,500 kilogrammes of marijuana, valued at over $171 million, smuggled into the country via the Caroni Swamp.

A police statement on December 11 said the seizure of drugs, described as "creepy marijuana," a strain associated with drug traffickers in Colombia, was aided with assistance from information from the radar.

"Guided by the intelligence, officers journeyed overnight into the mangrove of the Caroni Swamp where they recovered the stashed illegal cargo," the release said.