Jordanian military foils drug-smuggling attempt

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A picture taken during a tour origanized by the Jordanian Army shows soldiers patrolling along the border with Syria to prevent trafficking, on February 17, 2022. (File/AFP)
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DUBAI: Two drug smugglers were killed in clashes with the Jordanian armed forces during an operation to thwart a smuggling attempt from Syria on Monday, Jordan News Agency reported.
Authorities said they seized “large quantities” and handed them over to the Narcotics Control Administration.
Smugglers have used Jordan as a corridor in recent years to traffic Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine, out of Syria. Most of the world’s Captagon is made in Syria.