Authorities destroy five tonnes of hashish

By Petra - Apr 29,2014 - Last updated at Apr 29,2014

AMMAN — Anti-Narcotics Department personnel destroyed around five tonnes of hashish seized over the past six months in a cement factory on Monday.

The drugs were incinerated in temperatures reaching 1000°C.

The factory is equipped with special high sensitivity filters that block any harmful material from polluting the environment.

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