Jordan foils attempt to smuggle 2 million Captagon pills through Jaber crossing
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- Jordanian authorities seized two million narcotic pills concealed in secret compartments inside a cargo truck at the Jaber border crossing.
- The shipment was allegedly intended to be smuggled onward to a neighboring country.
Jordan's Public Security Directorate announced on Sunday that authorities had foiled an attempt to smuggle two million narcotic pills through the Jaber border crossing.
The operation was carried out by the Anti-Narcotics Department at the crossing in coordination with Jordanian Customs and other security agencies.
According to the Public Security Directorate's spokesperson, officers became suspicious of a cargo vehicle following intelligence received about its suspected involvement in drug smuggling.
The vehicle and its occupants were stopped as they attempted to enter the crossing and subjected to a thorough search.
Authorities discovered two million narcotic pills hidden in specially prepared secret compartments inside the vehicle's body.
The shipment was intended to be smuggled onward to a neighboring country, the spokesperson said.
Investigations into the case are underway.
