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Arab News
6 days ago
- Arab News
Jordan seizes 2 drug-laden drones on western border
LONDON: Jordanian border and anti-narcotics authorities intercepted two drug-laden drones on Tuesday. The General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces said that the Southern Military Region, in coordination with Military Security and the Anti-Narcotics Department, intercepted the drones along the western border. Border Guard units detected and neutralized both drones within Jordanian territory, with the seized drugs handed over to the relevant authorities for investigation, it added. The Jordanian Armed Forces have intercepted 310 drug-laden drones and thwarted multiple smuggling attempts from January to mid-July, seizing more than 14.1 million narcotic pills, 92.1 kg of illegal drugs and more than 10,600 slabs of hashish, with a street value amounting to tens of millions of US dollars. General Command said that Jordan will combat infiltration and smuggling decisively, quashing any threat to national security.
Jordan Times
03-08-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Army thwarts infiltration attempt using drone on western frontier
AMMAN — The Southern Military Zone, in cooperation with military security agencies, on Saturday foiled an attempted drone infiltration on its western front within its area of responsibility, according to a military source from the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army (JAF). The source noted that Border Guard forces detected the drone and tracked its path, applying the rules of engagement and managing to bring it down inside Jordanian territory. The drone was then transferred to the relevant authorities for the necessary procedures, according to a JAF statement. The source stressed that the JAF continue to carry out their duties with efficiency and vigilance, and remains resolute in preventing any attempts that seek to undermine the nation's security and stability.
Asharq Al-Awsat
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Damascus Arrests Drug Trafficker Linked to Maher al-Assad, Others Held Over Tadamon Massacre
Security forces in the Damascus countryside announced the arrest of Shadi Adel Mahfouz, describing him as one of the individuals involved in recent attacks on security forces in the coastal region. Mahfouz was reportedly employed by the ousted regime's Military Intelligence Branch 277 and was responsible for recruitment on behalf of Military Security. Security forces also arrested two suspects linked to the 2013 massacre in the Tadamon district of Damascus: Kamel Sharif Abbas and Maher Hadeed. Hadeed, a member of the National Defense Forces, is accused of committing additional war crimes against Syrian civilians. Authorities suspect a connection between Hadeed and Amjad Youssef, the primary suspect in the Tadamon massacre. The arrests follow just over a month after Syrian security forces captured three individuals involved in the 2013 Tadamon massacre. One of the suspects confessed to killing more than 500 people in the Tadamon district at the start of the revolution against the former regime. The massacre took place on Nasreen Street in Tadamon, near the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus. It remained undiscovered for nearly nine years until footage surfaced in April 2022, published by the Guardian. The video revealed Syrian regime forces executing 41 civilians, including seven women and several children. In related developments, local media sources reported the arrest of Mohannad Naaman, a close associate of Maher al-Assad and senior officers in the Fourth Division. Naaman, originally from Harasta in the Damascus countryside, is accused of overseeing one of the major captagon pill production sites in both the Damascus countryside and along Syria's coastal region, including a ship anchored off Syria's shores.
