Jordan: drone carrying drugs shot down on border with Syria
The white pills could be Captagon, a drug widely used in Syria.
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In Jordan, a drone carrying drugs was shot down Thursday, October 21 by the kingdom's army on the Syrian border.
Drug trafficking, in particular Captagon pills, is regular between the two countries which share 375 km of border.
But this time, the means of transport used is at the very least unprecedented.
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This is the first time that the Jordanian army has intercepted drug trafficking by air.
Usually, it is by road that illegal goods cross the border between Syria and Jordan.
The substances are hidden in tires, fire extinguishers, or even food.
This time around, the drone was first shot down from the ground.
And it was only after that that the Jordanian army came face to face with its cargo.
►Also read Lebanon: seizure of more than 800,000 captagon tablets
Drug trafficking between Syria and Jordan
In the photo released by the Petra news agency, there are at least six bags filled with white stamps.
Probably Captagon, a disinhibiting substance derived from amphetamines and particularly present in the Middle East.
The drug is known to be consumed and sold by the Islamic State group in Syria, but also the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
For several years, drug trafficking between Syria and Jordan has intensified.
The attempts become more daring and sophisticated.
Result: it is very difficult for the authorities to control them.
Faced with the resumption of trafficking, the response of the Jordanian authorities is clear.
The army will show zero tolerance towards any attempt to infiltrate or smuggle aimed at altering the security of the Kingdom.
► To read also: Detox: the captagon is not the "drug of the jihadists"
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