AND arrest 13 suspects, seize illicit drugs in multiple operations
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AMMAN — The Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) on Tuesday announced that police have arrested 13 wanted suspects in connection with nine illicit drug cases in various parts of the Kingdom in the past few days, according to police.
Law-enforcement officers also seized large amounts of illicit drugs and weapons with some of the suspects, according to Police Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi.
One of the major cases, according to Sartawi involved aborting the smuggling of 1.5 kilogrammes of Crystal meth at Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA).
'Customs and AND officers became suspicious that one of the passengers at QAIA had illegal narcotics on him,' Sartawi told The Jordan Times.
Upon searching the passenger, the police official added, they found the illegal narcotics.
'Our investigations led us to arrest two more suspects in the case,' Sartawi said.
Crystal meth is the common name for crystal methamphetamine, a strong and highly addictive drug that affects the central nervous system, according to WebMD.
In other areas of the Kingdom, police arrested eight suspects in several drug bust operations in Northern and Central Badia, Amman, Madaba and Mafraq.
The law-enforcement officers' seized various quantiles of Hashish, Captagon pills and marijuana, according to Sartawi.
In one case, the police official maintained, police found weapons in possession of two suspected smugglers.
All suspects were referred to the State Security Court prosecution office for further questioning and indictment, according to a statement by the Public Security Directorate.
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