2 drug smuggling attempts at QAIA foiled

AMMAN — Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) personnel, in cooperation with the Jordan Customs Department (JCD) and the Airport Security and Protection Unit, foiled two attempts to smuggle large amounts of drugs via Queen Alia International Airport, the Public Security Directorate (PSD) spokesperson said on Monday.

In the first case, AND and JCD personnel seized a package that arrived at the airport containing 48 kilogrammes of synthetic hashish powder, the spokesperson said as reported by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

A similar package carrying the name of the same person was also seized, where security personnel found 52 kilogrammes of the same narcotic item in it. In the second case, security personnel seized 2.5 kilogrammes of crystal drugs that were hidden inside plastic food containers in the bag of a passenger. The passenger was apprehended immediately, the PSD official said.