Army Foils Drug Smuggling Attempts Using Guided Balloons

Amman, July 5 (Petra) — The Eastern Military Zone announced that it
thwarted two attempts early Sunday to smuggle a large quantity of
narcotics across the border using electronically guided balloons.

Border Guard units detected the balloons and, in coordination with
security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department, intercepted them
and brought them down inside Jordanian territory.

The seized items were handed over to the competent authorities for
legal action.

//Petra//WH