Attempt to smuggle 1m Captagon pills foiled — security source

AMMAN — The Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) has foiled an attempt to smuggle one million Captagon pills stored in a vehicle and arrested four alleged drug traffickers involved in the case, three of whom are Arab nationals.

Upon receiving a tip-off indicating that a group of individuals were preparing to smuggle a large quantity of narcotic pills outside the Kingdom, AND personnel began an investigation to identify the suspects and secure a handover of the narcotics, a security source said.

AND personnel were able to identify several suspects, who hid the drugs in secret makeshift compartments in the vehicle, which had non-Jordanian Arab licence plates, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Thursday.