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‘588 suspects detained in Jerash in 2015 drug cases’

By JT - Oct 27,2015 - Last updated at Oct 27,2015

AMMAN — Four cases of drug and arms trading were detected in Jerash camp during the past month, Mohammad Obeidat, head of the Jerash Anti-Narcotics Department said Tuesday. 

Obeidat made his remarks during a workshop organised by “Jabal Al Atmat” culture forum at the Jerash Chamber of Commerce hall, the Jordan News Agency,

Petra, reported. Obeidat said 454 drug cases were registered in Jerash since the beginning of 2015, in which 588 suspects were detained, 123 of whom are non-Jordanians.

Moreover, he said 11,206 suspects were arrested for various drug cases in the whole Kingdom since the beginning of the year.

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