Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Troops in the Eastern Military Zone, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration, on Saturday thwarted an attempt to smuggle a quantity of drugs from Syria into the Kingdom, according to an official source at the General Command Headquarters of the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army.

It said troops applied the rules of engagement, forcing the traffickers to retreat deep into Syrian territory.

The source added that after inspecting the area, 14 bags of hashish and 200,000 drug pills were found and transferred to the competent authorities.