{"id":131207,"date":"2025-10-20T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131207"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:08:32","slug":"jordan-thwarts-cross-border-drug-smuggling-via-balloons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131207\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan thwarts cross-border drug smuggling via balloons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 The Jordanian Army announced on Monday that it had thwarted two attempts to smuggle large quantities of narcotic substances from Syrian territory into Jordan using primitive balloon devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement published on its official website, the army said, \u201cThe Eastern Military Zone foiled on Monday at dawn two attempts to smuggle large quantities of narcotics carried by balloons directed with primitive devices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the statement, Jordanian border forces detected the balloons at two separate sites along the frontier, where they were tracked, intercepted, and brought down before entering deeper into Jordanian territory. The statement added that the operation was conducted \u201cin coordination with security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confiscated materials were handed over to the competent authorities for necessary legal procedures, the army confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan has repeatedly reported an increase in drug smuggling attempts from Syrian territory over the past few years, particularly across desert areas adjacent to Suwayda and eastern countryside regions. Amman often accuses armed groups operating near the border of facilitating such smuggling networks, which have become a growing security challenge for the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Jordanian military did not specify the origin point of the smuggling balloons, cross-border trafficking has been a persistent issue since the onset of the Syrian conflict. Many smuggling routes extend through territories controlled by various armed factions, including areas outside the control of the Syrian government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordanian authorities said they remain on high alert along the Syrian border, reiterating that their forces \u201cwill continue to confront with full strength and firmness any infiltration or smuggling attempt that threatens national security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent incidents mark yet another example of how regional instability and ungoverned spaces across Syria\u2019s borders continue to pose security risks for neighboring countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The Jordanian Army announced on Monday that it had thwarted two attempts to smuggle large quantities of narcotic substances from Syrian territory into Jordan using primitive balloon devices. 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