In brief
Jordanian police detained 28 suspects in 15 drug‑related cases on Sunday, arresting 19 in Amman alone and seizing hundreds of thousands of pill‑valued narcotics. Operations covered the capital and the Badia region, removing significant amounts of cannabis, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and liquid amphetamine. The Public Security Directorate said the seizure included 16,000 pills in Amman and an 18‑liter amphetamine tank from a suspect’s vehicle.
On Sunday, Nov. 8, Jordanian anti‑narcotics police arrested 28 suspects in 15 major drug cases, seizing large quantities of narcotics from Amman to the Badia region, reporters said at Xinhua.
Public Security Directorate spokespersons said the operations involved drug trafficking, storage and promotion throughout the kingdom, and the seizures included cannabis, marijuana, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, amphetamine pills and liquid amphetamine.
In the capital, Jordanian police handled eight cases, arresting 19 suspects and seizing 16,000 narcotic pills, substantial quantities of cannabis and other drugs.
In another operation, authorities arrested three people at a residence used to store drugs, seizing 6,000 pills and a quantity of hashish.
Seven further cases were conducted in Central Badia, Irbid, Maan and Zarqa, leading to nine arrests and the seizure of various quantities of narcotics.
In Zarqa, officers arrested a suspected trafficker who had prepared to smuggle 4,000 pills to a neighboring country. A separate search of a suspect’s vehicle revealed an additional tank containing 18 liters of liquid amphetamine.
