Jordan authorities seize half a million Captagon pills in smuggling attempt
The Karameh Customs Center said Wednesday the seized drugs were professionally hidden inside metal trays that seemed to be designed specifically for the purpose of smuggling.
The drugs were carried inside a truck arriving from a neighboring country, it added.
At dawn, the Jordanian military also thwarted another drug smuggling attempt in which smugglers loaded balloons with drugs and controlled them using primitive devices. The seized items were transferred to the competent authorities.
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