Army Foils Drug-Smuggling Attempt by Electronically Guided Balloons

Amman, May 19 (Petra) — The Eastern Military Zone on Tuesday morning
foiled an attempt to smuggle a quantity of narcotics using
electronically guided balloons.

Border Guard units detected the balloons in coordination with
security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department. They were
intercepted and brought down with their cargo inside Jordanian
territory.

The seized narcotics were referred to the competent authorities for
the necessary legal procedures.

//Petra// AO