Jordan army thwarts four drug smuggling attempt via balloons
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- Unconventional Trafficking: Jordan’s Eastern Military Command intercepted four separate attempts to smuggle large quantities of narcotics at dawn on Sunday using homemade "guided balloons."
- Advanced Monitoring: Border Guard forces successfully tracked and downed the rudimentary aerial devices across various locations on the eastern front.
Jordan’s Eastern Military Command on Sunday foiled four separate attempts to smuggle large quantities of narcotics across the border using “guided balloons”, according to an official military statement.
The operation took place at dawn along the kingdom's eastern front, where Border Guard forces detected the unconventional smuggling vessels at various locations.
Modern Tactics, Rudimentary Devices
The intercepted balloons were equipped with "primitive, homemade" guidance devices designed to navigate the payload into Jordanian territory.
The balloons and their illicit cargo were brought down safely within the kingdom's borders, the statement added.
The seized narcotics have been transferred to the relevant legal authorities for processing and further investigation.
