Drone smuggling attempt foiled at western border – JAF

AMMAN — The Southern Military Zone on Sunday foiled a drug smuggling attempt involving a drone along the Kingdom's western frontier.

"Border Guard forces, in cooperation with military security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department, foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs using a drone that sought to cross the border illegally," the source said, adding that rules of engagement were applied, and the drone was shot down within Jordanian territory.

 The seized materials were handed over to the relevant authorities,” the source said according to a Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) statement. 

The source emphasized that the JAF remain resolute in utilising all available resources to counter such operations, prevent infiltration and smuggling attempts, and safeguard the security and stability of the Kingdom.