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Defence Forces
VIDEO: Here's how the Naval Service boards a suspected drug-smuggling ship
The Defence Forces have made this video showing the work of the armed teams who search suspect vessels suspected of smuggling drugs into Ireland.
ONE OF THE main roles carried out by the Irish Naval Service is boarding suspect vessels which may be smuggling drugs into Ireland.
In this video produced by the Defence Forces, the second-in-charge of one of the armed teams which carries out the boardings explains exactly what they do.
Check it out:
(Video: DFMagazine/YouTube)
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