Army foils smuggling attempt from Syria, kills smuggler

AMMAN — The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) on Friday killed a smuggler and injured others, thwarting a smuggling attempt of a “large amount” of narcotics from Syria into the Kingdom.  A JAF source said that the border guards, in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Department, spotted the smugglers while trying to cross the border illegally, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.  The rapid response teams applied rules of engagement using direct fire protocols, which resulted in the death of one smuggler and injured others, while some were forced to flee back into Syria, he said.  He added that the army personnel searched the area, resulting in the seizure of 278,000 Captagon pills and 1738 palm-sized sheets of hashish.  The source said that the army will show zero tolerance towards any threats to national security.