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TWO major marijuana seizures within 24 hours, totalling 2.2 tonnes and valued at an estimated $227 million, are being hailed by top government and national security officials as life-saving successes and evidence that the controversial radar technology in Tobago is paying off.

On December 11, police and other law enforcement officers seized 1,560 kilogrammes of "creepy marijuana," valued at $171 million, at the Caroni Swamp.

Within hours, the officers also found and seized an additional 600 kilogrammes of marijuana with a street value of $56 million along the South Central Road, Point Fortin.