AMMAN — Director of the
Narcotics Department Colonel Hassan Al-Qudah said on Sunday that the percentage of
drug-related cases decreased by 9 percent since the beginning of this year till
June, compared to the same period last year, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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Qudah said that 8,489 drug cases have been dealt
with since the beginning of this year, including 2,490 related to drug
trafficking and dealing, and about 6,000 to drug abuse.
He added that the number of drug-related cases last
year amounted to 19,122, including 4,858 cases of trafficking, and 142,649
cases of drug abuse.
Qudah said that the department focuses on drug
trafficking, and performs raids on drug dealers, and this led to a decrease in
drug-related cases.
Last year, to 29,000
people were arrested for drug-related cases, including dealers and addicts, he
said.
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