Jordan Says Troops Kill 2 Drug Smugglers near Syria Border

Arab World

February 19th, 7:04pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Syrian soldier is seen standing in the Nassib border crossing with Jordan in Daraa, Syria July 7, 2018. (Reuters)

Jordanian troops clashed with drug smugglers on the border with Syria on Friday, killing two people and seizing a shipment of hashish and amphetamines, the military said. The military said it thwarted two attempts to “infiltrate a group of people and smuggle quantities of drugs” into Jordan. The statement said “rules of engagement were applied, which resulted in the killing of two people and the arrest of a third.” It said the others fled back into Syria following the incident. The amphetamines were labeled captagon, the street name for a drug whose chemical base is fenethylline. Jordan hosts more than 650,000 Syrian refugees.

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