Jordanian soldiers killed 27 armed drug smugglers as they tried to enter the country from Syria on Thursday, an army spokesman said
Smugglers were"backed up by armed groups" who managed to flee back into Syrian territory, the spokesman said in a statement."Large quantities of narcotics" were seized from the crime scene, he said.The army statement said they encountered smugglers on different fronts on the border with Syria and that there were multiple, coordinated operations to take them down.It is not yet clear what type of drugs were seized, another army spokesman told CNN.
The amount of drugs seized in 2021 was double that in 2020, according to army figures, with January on track to set a monthly record for drug busts.The Jordanian Armed Forces said this month alone more than five million Captagon pills that had been brought into Jordan from Syria had been confiscated.Captagon is a common stimulant used as an alternative to amphetamine and methamphetamine in the Middle East. It's also used in some countries bordering the European Union, the army said.
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