Jordan police arrest 15 drug traffickers

ALBAWABA - Jordanian police arrested 15 drug dealers and traffickers in the last 24 hours in a nationwide campaign lead by the Anti-Narcotics Department of the Public Security Directorate (PSD).  

The effort is part of a state campaign to stamp out drug dealers and promoters of different kind of narcotic substances. 

The PSD media spokesperson said that agents of the Anti-Narcotics Department, with support from various public security units, continue their intensive campaign to strike the dens of drug dealers and promoters, stop their activities and prevent them from spreading poison among members of society, the Jordanian addustour daily reported.

The spokesperson pointed out that in the past 24 hours, a series of raids were carried out nationwide in the governorates of Aqaba, Ma'an, Ajloun, Zarqa, Mafraq, Balqa and Ramtha, pointing out that 15 traffickers were seized in the process. He said some of those nabbed are dangerous and armed, and large quantities of narcotics were seized in their possession.