The Eastern Military Zone intercepted guided balloons carrying a large quantity of narcotics toward the Kingdom on Monday morning, thwarting an attempted cross-border smuggling operation, the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) said.
Border guard units detected the balloons approaching Jordanian territory and brought them down inside the Kingdom, where the drugs were recovered.
The operation was carried out in coordination with military and security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department. The seized narcotics were handed over to the relevant authorities for legal action.
The JAF reaffirmed its commitment to confronting infiltration and smuggling attempts, regardless of the methods used, and maintaining border security to protect the Kingdom's sovereignty and public safety.
//Petra// RZ
The Eastern Military Zone intercepted guided balloons carrying a large quantity of narcotics toward the Kingdom on Monday morning, thwarting an attempted cross-border smuggling operation, the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) said.
Border guard units detected the balloons approaching Jordanian territory and brought them down inside the Kingdom, where the drugs were recovered.
The operation was carried out in coordination with military and security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department. The seized narcotics were handed over to the relevant authorities for legal action.
The JAF reaffirmed its commitment to confronting infiltration and smuggling attempts, regardless of the methods used, and maintaining border security to protect the Kingdom's sovereignty and public safety.
//Petra// RZ
The Eastern Military Zone intercepted guided balloons carrying a large quantity of narcotics toward the Kingdom on Monday morning, thwarting an attempted cross-border smuggling operation, the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) said.
Border guard units detected the balloons approaching Jordanian territory and brought them down inside the Kingdom, where the drugs were recovered.
The operation was carried out in coordination with military and security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department. The seized narcotics were handed over to the relevant authorities for legal action.
The JAF reaffirmed its commitment to confronting infiltration and smuggling attempts, regardless of the methods used, and maintaining border security to protect the Kingdom's sovereignty and public safety.
//Petra// RZ
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