AMMAN —
Minister of Interior
Mazen Al-Faraya has said that drug smuggling into Jordan
is an organized and cross-border operation, and that the Kingdom is not the
main target, but it is rather used for transit of narcotics to Gulf states and
other countries, according to Alsaa.net.
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In an interview
with Sky News Arabia on Friday, Faraya elaborated that Jordan’s problem is
mainly the poor ability of some neighboring countries to control their borders,
due to internal problems, which are responsible for the presence of gaps
through which arms and drug smugglers can operate.
He said that drug
smuggling and trafficking is a global phenomenon, and that the
Jordanian Public Security Directorate has developed a strategic plan to deal with this scourge.
The plan,
according to Faraya, is based on awareness, operational, intelligence, and
judicial axes. He pointed to a decline in the number of drug abuse cases, and a
noticeable increase in cases of drug dealing and trafficking, as well as an
increase in the number of quantities seized.
Faraya said that
more than 3 tonnes of cannabis were seized this year, an increase of half a
tonne over last year, 36kg of heroin, an amount that last year did not exceed
1kg, and nearly 40 million Captagon pills, compared to 16 million seized in
2021.
In another
development, Faraya also said that Jordan has an attractive investment
environment, due to its safety and stability, and to the fact that is has trade
agreements with major countries that can be exploited by investors.
According to
Faraya, 79 investors and their families have been granted Jordanian
citizenships since the passing, last September, of amendments to the conditions
required to obtain citizenship.
Concerning the
status of children of Jordanian women married to foreigners, Faraya said that
they now hold an identification card that can be used in government
departments, and can now own property.
He added that the
government has taken important decisions in their favor in the health and
education sectors, giving them advantages similar to holders of Jordanian
citizenship, in addition to allocating a number of seats in public universities
for them.
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