Ammon News - Border Guard units within the Southern Military Zone on Sunday dawn intercepted and foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics using guided balloons along its area of responsibility.

The military units, operating in coordination with military intelligence, security agencies, and the Anti-Narcotics Department (AND), detected the air-borne balloons, intercepted them, and brought them down inside Jordanian territory along with their illicit cargo.

The seized narcotics were subsequently handed over to the competent legal authorities for further administrative and legal action.

The Jordan Armed Forces–Arab Army (JAF) reiterated its commitment to leveraging all available operational and technological capabilities to counter infiltration and smuggling attempts, safeguarding the Kingdom’s security and territorial stability.