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Narcotics seized by JAF personnel near Syrian border

By JT - May 19,2019 - Last updated at May 19,2019

AMMAN — An official source at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) on Saturday said that one of its cadres in the Northern Military Zone thwarted a narcotics smuggling operation in an area close to the Jordanian-Syrian border.

In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, personnel adhered to engagement rules after seeing two people approaching Jordanian territory, which caused them to retreat deep into Syrian territory.

Upon searching the area, JAF cadres found a number of bags containing 406,000 Captagon pills, 10,000 Tramadol pills, 18,200 Galica pills and 13,600 Lyrica pills.

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