Amman, Oct. 8 (Petra)– The Anti-Narcotics Department has continued
its campaigns and raids targeting drug dealers and traffickers,
dealing with 13 cases across the Kingdom over the past few days and
arresting 31 suspects and drug dealers, the Public Security
Directorate (PSD) spokesperson said Thursday.

Large quantities of narcotic substances were seized in the
operations.

In one of the most prominent cases, a specialized team, in
coordination with security agencies and Jordan Customs, followed up
on information about a person in Aqaba allegedly smuggling drugs into
the Kingdom by boat. After verifying the information, officers raided
the suspect and arrested him, seizing 132 slabs of hashish inside the
boat. Another person who allegedly assisted in the smuggling
operation was referred for arrest.

In another case in Aqaba, officers raided two drug dealers while they
were transporting narcotics in a vehicle and arrested them. They were
found in possession of 44 slabs of hashish and a quantity of
marijuana.

In Madaba Governorate, a specialized team monitored a group of
suspects following information that they were using several tents to
store and trade narcotics. After completing investigations, officers
raided the suspects inside the tents and arrested five of them,
seizing 43 slabs of hashish. Another 24 slabs of hashish and two
firearms were also seized at a rugged mountainous location after the
suspects admitted during questioning that they had stored the items
there.

In western Balqa, officers raided an armed, high-risk suspect wanted
in drug-related cases. He was arrested and found in possession of 200
grams of crystal methamphetamine, one slab of hashish and two
firearms.

In Al-Ruwaished District, the Anti-Narcotics Department, in
cooperation with a special security force, conducted a security
operation targeting drug dealers and traffickers. Three suspects were
arrested. The first was found in possession of 5,000 narcotic pills
and four slabs of hashish, while the second had 150 grams of crystal
methamphetamine. The third was wanted in 13 drug trafficking cases.

In the Northern Badia, officers arrested a suspect wanted in drug
smuggling cases. During questioning, he admitted to storing narcotics
in an uninhabited desert area. Officers went to the location with him
and seized 5 kilograms of amphetamine and five slabs of hashish.

In Irbid Governorate, following surveillance and investigations into
a foreign national, officers determined that he had formed a criminal
network to distribute crystal methamphetamine in Irbid. All members
of the network were identified and raided, resulting in the arrest of
nine people and the seizure of quantities of crystal methamphetamine
prepared for distribution.

In the Southern Jordan Valley, officers raided a drug dealer and
arrested him, seizing 24 slabs of hashish. Six slabs of hashish were
also seized in the Central Badia after officers raided another drug
dealer, while six slabs were seized from a drug dealer in an area
west of Amman.

In another operation in Irbid, four drug dealers were arrested after
being raided, with 2,200 narcotic pills and one slab of hashish
seized in their possession.

Officers also arrested a drug dealer in Al-Rusayfah District and
seized 9,000 narcotic pills from his possession.

In another case in the Central Badia, officers raided and arrested a
drug dealer and seized 12,000 narcotic pills from his possession.

//Petra// MF