AMMAN — On Sunday, the Director of
Military Media in the
Jordanian Armed Forces – Arab Army (JAF) Brigadier
General Mustafa Al-Hayari stated that Jordan is facing a ferocious campaign by
drug traffickers and arms smugglers, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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In a statement to Al-Mamlaka, Hayari said
that the JAF is carrying out its mission effectively on all fronts, whether on
the northern front of Jordan or even on all fronts and within Jordan itself,
pointing out that this year has witnessed a noticeable increase in the
determination to smuggle drugs using weapons.
He mentioned that the most dangerous
aspect is the attempt to smuggle qualitative weapons to enable drug traffickers
to possess military power to confront the security forces.
Furthermore, speaking about the current
year, Hayari said that there has been a noticeable increase in smuggling
attempts using the force of arms.
"Arms smuggling is old, but they
used to be light weapons, and these weapons were only directed for the
smugglers' use. Now, what we have witnessed are indeed
military-grade weapons,
medium weapons. We seized 4 RPG launchers, 4 107mm launchers, and 8 automatic
weapons, and in addition, we had 10 TMG mines. All of these were intended for
internal gangs and drug traffickers." He continued.
According to Hayari, the bad weather
conditions in the region are not limited to winter. Still, in summer, there are
sandstorms, and in winter, dense fog hinders monitoring devices and
surveillance cameras.
Regarding the readiness of the JAF to
confront drug traffickers, he affirmed that just as smugglers have escalated
their means, tools, and ferocious campaigns, JAF has diversified their means,
employed technology, and changed the rules of engagement. This will contribute
to confronting the ferocious campaign.
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