179,000 Captagon pills, 181 palm-sized sheets of hashish seized at Syrian border

AMMAN — Eastern Military Zone personnel on Sunday thwarted an attempt to infiltrate and smuggle large quantities of narcotics from Syria, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

An official military source from the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) said that, in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Department (AND), military personnel detected a group of smugglers attempting to illegally cross the border from Syria.

Rapid response patrols applied the rules of engagement, injuring a number of smugglers and forcing the others to retreat, the source said.

Following an intensive inspection of the area, 181 palm-sized sheets of hashish and 179,000 Captagon pills were seized by the relevant authorities.

The source stressed that the JAF will continue to deal with any threat to Jordan's borders "firmly", and will foil any endeavours intended to undermine and destabilise the Kingdom's security and terrorise its people.