The Jordanian Anti-Narcotics Department has dismantled a criminal gang connected to drug trafficking networks in the Middle East and arrested 14 suspects in the city of Madaba.
The Public Security Directorate conducted raids on various sites where large quantities of drugs were stored for sale and distribution, following weeks of investigation and surveillance.
Over the weekend, police confiscated 160 packages of hashish, 500 grams of cocaine and an unspecified quantity of narcotic pills, a spokesperson said.
In a separate incident, a special unit arrested the leading narcotics supplier in Balqa governorate and confiscated 29 packages of hashish and four firearms, the Petra news agency reported.
In the Central Badia region, another dealer was arrested while transporting and attempting to sell drugs. Authorities seized 50 packages of hashish during the operation.
Jordan is known as a transit point for drug smuggling and distribution in the Middle East, with criminals using drones alongside conventional methods to smuggle narcotics into the country from neighboring Syria and Iraq and move drugs into Arab Gulf states.
Jordan and Syria agreed in January to form a joint security committee to secure their border, combat arms and drug smuggling and work to prevent the resurgence of the terror group Daesh.
