Pubdate: Thu, 18 November 1999 Source: Examiner, The (Ireland) Copyright: Examiner Publications Ltd, 1999 Contact: http://www.examiner.ie/ VIGILANCE PAYS OFF THE seizure of pounds 15m worth of cannabis off the coast is yet another graphic illustration of the sheer scale of international drug smuggling. It follows the discovery of pounds 1m worth of ecstasy tablets. Not for the first time, the authorities were alerted by keen-eyed local observers suspicious of the unseasonal arrival of a converted 70-foot trawler in Irish waters. The size of the haul, believed to be destined for Britain and the Continent, underlines the importance of the voluntary coastal watch mounted by fishermen and local people and the need for constant vigilance on the drugs route off the south west coast. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D