The Eastern Military Zone foiled an attempt early on Sunday to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics using guided balloons, after they were spotted heading towards Jordanian territory.
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Border Guard units within their area of responsibility dealt with the balloons and brought them down inside Jordanian territory, seizing the narcotics they were carrying. The seized items were handed over to the competent authorities, in coordination with the security and military agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department, to take the necessary legal action.
The Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army reaffirmed that they will continue to carry out their national duty with full efficiency and capability, and to firmly confront all attempts at infiltration and smuggling, however varied their methods and however their tools develop, in order to protect the Kingdom's security and stability and to safeguard its sovereignty and its citizens.
