Drug smuggling attempt foiled at Syria border

AMMAN — The eastern military command, in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Department, thwarted an attempt to smuggle a quantity of drugs from Syria to Jordan, an official military source in the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said on Saturday.

The security forces applied the rules of engagement, leading to the retreat of the suspected smugglers back to Syrian territory, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

The source added that after inspecting the area, 14 palm-sized sheets of hashish and 200,000 Captagon narcotic pills were seized and transferred to the concerned authorities.