{"id":130845,"date":"2025-10-11T12:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T12:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=130845"},"modified":"2025-10-11T12:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T12:48:09","slug":"jordanian-army-thwarts-drug-smuggling-attempts-from-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/130845\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordanian army thwarts drug smuggling attempts from Syria\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Jordanian forces announced on Saturday that they had foiled two attempts to smuggle large quantities of narcotics into Jordan after monitoring and intercepting guided balloons loaded with drugs launched from Syrian territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the Jordanian army explained that border guard units, in coordination with security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department, successfully intercepted and shot down the balloons inside Jordanian territory in two separate locations, seizing the narcotics they carried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement added that the confiscated materials were handed over to the relevant authorities to complete the necessary legal procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jordanian forces reaffirmed their commitment to confronting drug smuggling attempts with firmness, stressing that they will continue to tighten border security and protect Jordan from all security threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement comes less than a week after the Interior Ministry of the Syrian transitional government said it had foiled seven smuggling operations and seized around one million narcotic pills intended for smuggling, following joint cooperation with Jordanian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Mohammed al-Qadi<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Jordanian forces announced on Saturday that they had foiled two attempts to smuggle large quantities of narcotics into Jordan after monitoring and intercepting guided balloons loaded with drugs launched from Syrian territory. 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