AMMAN —
The authorities Tuesday seized a large quantity of illicit narcotic pills at
the norther
Jaber Border Crossing with Syria, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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It said the 60,000
Captagon pills were hidden in cigarette packs and concealed in a plastic
container.
Amer Al-Sartawi, a
spokesperson for the
Public Security Directorate, said the Anti-Narcotics
Department, in coordination with security services and Jordan Customs, nabbed
the drugs when workers suspected the content of the abandoned container.
Sartawi said an
investigation is underway to apprehend the perpetrators.
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