AMMAN — The
Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) Monday arrested
two suspected drug dealers, the Public Security Directorate said in a statement
carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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The suspects resisted arrest and shot at
authorities carrying out
the task.
An AND team had gathered information and monitored the movements of the suspect
drug dealer, the statement added.
A suspect and an accomplice had been transporting "large numbers of narcotic substances" to sell them, it added, noting that the
two suspects tried to escape after they were approached by the police.
The police arrested them after one of the suspects was injured during the
exchange of fire. He was then rushed to a hospital.
An investigation was opened into the case.
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