Fishermen and coastal communities vital in war against drug smuggling, say gardaí

Coastal communities and fishermen can play a key role in the war against international drugs smuggling.

Their vigilance and local intelligence has been, and will continue to be crucial in detecting and preventing the importation of illegal drugs, but also in mounting successful drug interdictions, senior garda, Revenue's Customs Service and Irish Naval Service officers told a major seminar in Kinsale, Co Cork today.