In brief
Sunday patrols by Jordan's anti‑narcotics police resulted in 28 arrests tied to 15 major drug cases involving cannabis, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and other narcotics. The operations spanned Amman, the Badia region, Zarqa and other cities, with seized quantities ranging from thousands of pills to liquid amphetamine in a vehicle tank. Police continue to investigate the networks behind the seizures.
On Sunday, Jordanian anti‑narcotics police announced that they had arrested 28 individuals involved in drug trafficking, seized extensive quantities of narcotics, and closed 15 significant drug cases across the kingdom.
Jordanian anti‑narcotics police arrested 28 drug dealers and traffickers while handling 15 major drug‑related cases, seizing large quantities of narcotics, the Public Security Directorate spokesperson said on Sunday.
The spokesperson, speaking for the Public Security Directorate, also detailed the range of seized drugs, noting the presence of cannabis, marijuana, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, amphetamine pills and liquid amphetamine.
In the capital city of Amman, officers tackled eight separate cases, apprehending 19 suspects and confiscating 16,000 oral amphetamine pills along with substantial amounts of cannabis and other narcotics. This effort marked a wide sweep of drug activity within the city’s central and peripheral districts.
In an apartment operation believed to be a drug storage facility, police detained three individuals and seized 6,000 amphetamine pills, as well as a quantity of hashish. The apartment’s contents suggested a coordinated use of the space for trafficking purposes.
Outside the capital, seven other cases unfolded in the Central Badia, Irbid, Maan and Zarqa areas, resulting in nine arrests and the seizure of diverse narcotic weights and forms. These operations illustrated the geographical breadth of the country’s drug network.
Particular attention was drawn to Zarqa, where officers arrested a suspect who had been preparing to smuggle 4,000 pills across the national border. The arrest highlighted cross‑border trafficking concerns, especially relevant to neighboring countries.
Concurrently, a search of a suspected trafficker’s vehicle uncovered a tank containing 18 liters of liquid amphetamine, underscoring the mobile aspect of drug distribution and the scale of the narcotics stockpiled within the vehicle.
While the Police Directorate has been swift in dismantling these operations, questions remain about the larger structure supporting the theft as well as the precise logistics enabling the movement of thousands of pills and various drug forms across municipal and rural settings.
Investigators confirm that the police are continuing to probe ancillary cases linked to the 15 closed investigations. Each seizure, according to the title‑bearing reports, contributes to an expanding audit of drug flows and the anti‑narcotics strategy that the authorities are meticulously executing.
