700,000 narcotic pills found hidden inside industrial boiler — PSD

By JT - Jun 21,2017 - Last updated at Jun 21,2017

An industrial boiler allegedly used to smuggle narcotic pills is seen in this combination of photos provided by the Public Security Department (Photo courtesy of the Public Security Department)

AMMAN — Some 700,000 narcotic pills were found hidden inside 25 iron pipes inside an industrial boiler during an Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) raid which saw three people arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle drugs outside the Kingdom, the Public Security Department (PSD) said on Tuesday.

The AND received a tip-off about suspects preparing and storing narcotics in order to smuggle them abroad, the PSD said.

A farm in Zarqa Governorate, 22km northeast of Amman, was identified and monitored in order to determine the best time to carry out a raid, the PSD added, saying that AND personnel arrested the suspects and found the drugs during the raid.

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