In brief
Jordan’s anti‑narcotics unit announced on Nov. 8 the arrest of 28 suspects in 15 drug‑related cases, with seizures ranging from cannabis and hashish to large stocks of amphetamines and pills. Operations spanned Amman, the Badia region and other provinces, and included the seizure of over 16,000 narcotic pills in the capital. A complementary press release from the Jordanian police also confirmed the scale of the crackdown and the seizure of thousands of pills.
On Nov. 8, Jordanian anti‑narcotics police announced the arrest of 28 suspects across 15 drug‑related cases, seizing substantial quantities of narcotics in operations that stretched from Amman to the Badia region.
In Amman, the police handled eight separate cases, arresting 19 suspects and seizing 16,000 narcotic pills together with large quantities of cannabis and other drugs (Xinhua).
A separate operation at an apartment suspected of housing drug storage saw the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of 6,000 pills plus a quantity of hashish (Xinhua).
Seven further cases were conducted in the central Badia, Irbid, Maan and Zarqa areas, leading to nine arrests and the seizure of various narcotics, including an alleged trafficker in Zarqa who was caught preparing to smuggle 4,000 pills out of the country (Xinhua).
The Jordanian police press release corroborated the overall figures, stating that anti‑narcotics officers seized thousands of narcotic pills and large quantities of drugs during the 15 nationwide operations (Petra).
